Example Sentences

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What’s Next: Denali recently began clinical trials of a treatment that silences the genetic instructions for the Alzheimer’s tau protein.

From Barron's • Jun. 4, 2026

It suggests that no other irreversible power to immunize lurks in the Constitution’s silences.

From Slate • May 26, 2026

It can hold the spectrum of emotions evoked in therapy, as well as the silences.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

It’s led to some awkward silences and classic prank calls.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

And next comes the most torturous of silences.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman