Example Sentences

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Upon leaving her house, where he knelt on the floor mutely asking for her forgiveness, he notices piles of leaves everywhere he looks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026

Tray tables had one purpose: to be unfolded before a TV set so that instead of conversing with others around a dining-room table, people could eat while mutely staring at a TV screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026

McConnell, 81, stopped talking mid-sentence at a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday and stood mutely for 23 seconds until he was led away from reporters, only to return later to report, "I'm fine."

From Reuters • Jul. 28, 2023

It’s your party: You can’t mutely pass it off on the Anti-Defamation League to say from afar that this is terribly, horribly wrong.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 23, 2022

Frightened by his own feelings, he had listened mutely to the wails of grief that permeated the community.

From "Son" by Lois Lowry