silently
Example Sentences
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The virus has been "rampant and silently disseminating for a few weeks already", she said.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
Digital surveillance lacks that drama because it happens silently, bureaucratically, and invisibly.
From Slate • May 20, 2026
That delay, officials say, may have allowed the virus to spread silently.
From BBC • May 19, 2026
Unlike gum disease, which commonly causes pain, swelling, or bleeding, infections at the root tip can exist silently while inflammation gradually spreads through the body.
From Science Daily • May 16, 2026
It was the noiseless gait of someone who had spent long years moving silently in the dark, so as not to disturb the performance.
From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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