stillness

Example Sentences

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It also “vibe scented” a horror movie, creating a fragrance, distributed at screenings, that “captures the chilling, damp, metallic stillness of a nightmare that won’t let you escape,” according to the film’s press materials.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

"Even in the coldest, darkest season, winter has a way of bringing us stillness, patience and quiet consideration," said Catherine.

From BBC • Jan. 9, 2026

But he was sympathetic to the crowd’s inertia: “The stillness isn’t apathy,” Skybetter added.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025

Her sonic spectrum is panoramic, from esoteric folktronica murmurs and camouflaged industrial noise to the cosmic stillness of “Un Nombre Propio” and the ritualistic piano of “Las Ramas.”

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 16, 2025

There he struck his lyre, and at the sound all that vast multitude were charmed to stillness.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton