Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

He yawned, then a short time later, opened his mouth again, noiselessly.

From Seattle Times • May 5, 2018

He eats noiselessly and stops altogether when it’s his turn to engage in lunch conversation.

From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2018

A door opened noiselessly, and all at once the three judges – a young woman and two middle-aged men – were seated in their black gowns.

From The Guardian • Aug. 24, 2017

But there’s something mesmerizing about how the scene’s staged: in the inky blackness of downtown Twin Peaks, with Nadine’s drapes noiselessly opening and closing behind a crackpot YouTube star and his biggest fan.

From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2017

Then, around the corner, gliding noiselessly, came dementors, ten or more of them, visible because they were of a denser darkness than their surroundings, with their black cloaks and their scabbed and rotting hands.

From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling