silent treatment
Example Sentences
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We don’t like confrontation, in daily life at least, and we are masters of the silent treatment, hidden meanings and passive aggression.
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 20, 2026
About times he’d argued with his wife and given her the silent treatment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 20, 2025
He did not want to speak after Saturday's round, but he did and in so doing broke his silent treatment of the media.
From BBC ● Jun. 16, 2025
On their long car ride back from Washington, she gave him the silent treatment, talking to him only through their eldest son.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 19, 2023
Maybe the silent treatment isn’t the right way to get back at Levi.
From "The Miscalculations of Lightning Girl" by Stacy McAnulty
