silent
Example Sentences
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The problem with high blood pressure is it's known as "the silent killer".
From BBC • May 15, 2026
When Michel Hazanavicius’ “The Artist” premiered at Cannes 15 years ago, it quickly became a critical darling, sweeping every major award and becoming the first silent film to win the best picture Oscar since 1929.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
There will be short, sharp peaks and valleys, but if you can’t stand the rises and falls in altitude, hand over those anxieties to your silent, hardworking virtual self.
From MarketWatch • May 12, 2026
Recent decades have proved something of a golden age for the preservation and rediscovery of silent film.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
I walked past the mill, now abandoned and silent.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
Vocabulary lists containing silent
Florida's B.E.S.T. Common Suffixes: -ant, -ent
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Spelling Practice 2, Unit 8
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"First They Came for the Communists"
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