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

Tamma is trying to find the emotional stillness to deal with a dysfunctional family that makes plenty of demands but offers little support.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 20, 2026

Rather than chasing an expression, I was interested in stillness and repetition; how a simple gesture could feel amplified when echoed across a frame.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 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

The eerie stillness was broken by muffled coughing as Zafoona covered her mouth with a handkerchief.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai