silent
Example Sentences
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Instead, you should be on guard against the silent, ruthless assassin of wealth: inflation.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Americans spend so much time entrenched in silent fear and anxiety about the violent nature of the country.
From Salon • Apr. 9, 2026
The guns were supposed to have fallen silent.
From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026
Since the truce was declared, the bombs have fallen silent in Tehran, and the Iranian capital now has the air of a public holiday.
From Barron's • Apr. 8, 2026
Moments later we were through the gate and out into the park beyond, the snow bright with moonshine, and the whole world silent and peaceful about us.
From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo
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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