stillness

Example Sentences

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Faced with these kinds of dangers, there came a moment when everything stopped and an instant of complete stillness fell over me and over everything around me.

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There’s a stillness, a silence, that feels heavy and tight.

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“Hello, Cadet Mason,” Mom said, her voice too loud in the early-morning stillness.

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An uneasy stillness hung over the island and the air seemed heavy and thick.

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He hadn’t expected it, after the stillness of the lake—he was pulled along with the current; a rock struck him on the chest.

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