Example Sentences

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The secretary and pharmacist and my kid’s baseball coach ask, “How are you feeling?,” silently imploring me to give them a cancer update without making them ask.

From Slate • May 6, 2026

Long gone are the days of silently tough, thoughtful, and intelligent men—men capable of great action but also of intense self-reflection.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Akram silently watched the court proceedings on a video link from a high-security prison.

From Barron's • Mar. 17, 2026

District Judge Stephen V. Wilson read the verdict, people in the gallery began to cry, tears silently streaming down their faces.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 27, 2026

I silently say the Jewish prayer we recite when we light the candles on Shabbat eve.

From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar