silent

Example Sentences

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Osteoporosis is often called a silent disease because bone loss can occur without noticeable symptoms until a fracture happens.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

But Ashaal’s family, part of a powerful tribe in south Yemen, was the rare case where the victims refused to be silent.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Shah had remained silent publicly since his RSP party won the election in a landslide, winning a commanding majority of 182 in the 275-seat House of Representatives.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Last year, 7 million people around the world, 600,00 of them children, died from a slow-moving, silent and largely invisible killer: air pollution.

From Salon • Mar. 25, 2026

I give myself a silent pep talk as we set out.

From "Keeping Pace" by Laurie Morrison