stillness

Example Sentences

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Coming after an eventful week—and a tough one for stocks, with the S&P 500 sliding 1.6%—the stillness was a welcome change of pace.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 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

Tess moves with a troop of kooky outer-borough women, leaving the musical with precious few intimate moments of thoughtful stillness.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The experience of doing nothing crept up on me this summer, surrounded by the stillness and quiet of our family cabin in southwestern Virginia.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

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.

From "Firegirl" by Tony Abbott