silence
noun
absence of any sound or noise; stillness.
Example Sentences
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As children, we sense the edges of these silences without fully grasping them.
From Slate ● Sep. 11, 2026
Gilligan loves silences and uses them in long stretches, allowing — or, perhaps more accurately, demanding — his audience to figure out what’s happening on their own.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2026
She also hosts red carpet interviews at the Oscars - following a tried-and-tested formula of comedic flirting and uncomfortable silences - and runs her own production company.
From BBC ● Jul. 29, 2026
The company recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.
From Barron's ● Jun. 3, 2026
And I find myself stuck in those silences, with words on the venomous tip of my tongue.
From "Every Day" by David Levithan
