soundlessly

Example Sentences

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Washuta tells her that “the quietest moments came when traffic stood still, the bells stopped, and the bridge’s pieces soundlessly separated.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2021

Around the time of every new and full moon, the sea rushes soundlessly past the trash-strewn shores, up over the single road running along the spine of Batasan, population 1,400, and into people’s homes.

From New York Times • Feb. 22, 2020

Fox mostly kept a postage stamp-size picture of the speaker soundlessly mouthing words in a corner of the screen, with an invitation for viewers to go online if they wanted to hear the arguments.

From Washington Times • Jan. 22, 2020

Before the clip was cut off, however, Taylor was seen soundlessly starting to deliver an answer into his microphone.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 15, 2019

But the pressure was too weak, so that instead the water slid soundlessly down the underside of the shell where opportunistic slime hung in dripping points, like stalactites in a limestone cave.

From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan