Example Sentences

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If a colleague said something he didn’t like, he would wordlessly turn his camera around to the ocean in front of him.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

After running through his problem areas with Quagraine, the duo wordlessly passed parts back and forth, as though programmed in sync.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 7, 2025

Deborah recognizes that too, and Smart does an excellent job of wordlessly performing her sense of humiliation at what her past version of herself said in public and thought was funny.

From Salon • May 24, 2024

When the Russian guards brought her back, she hugged him wordlessly.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 29, 2023

“Then good luck,” said Dumbledore, and he watched, with a trace of apprehension on his face, as Snape swept wordlessly after Sirius.

From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling