Example Sentences
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“Very sad. Absolutely,” says Winkler, in a quiet voice that hushes his “Barry” cast mates.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2023
They’re practicing “the mirror,” an improv exercise in a theater classroom, and the room suddenly hushes.
From Washington Post • Jan. 10, 2023
His mother, who initially hushes political discussions, emerges as a leader when she addresses a town assembly to point out that “we are Americans just like you.”
From New York Times • Sep. 3, 2021
The first cadenza produced one of those you-could-hear-a-pin-drop hushes in the sold-out hall.
From The New Yorker • Aug. 29, 2016
Little puffs of dirt rise in whispers and hushes beneath my feet.
From "Without Refuge" by Jane Mitchell
