Example Sentences

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When Shane sang, that silence, the awful wordlessness was defeated.

From BBC • Dec. 2, 2023

It’s apt that at evening’s end, the performers stare out at the audience, in a period of serene wordlessness.

From Washington Post • Feb. 13, 2023

“One reason for the terrible wordlessness of the experience is that you cannot observe fire really closely without becoming part of it.”

From New York Times • Aug. 14, 2021

But “yes”, in a context of mutual respect, might be a joyful wordlessness; “no” might come in the guise of “not now”, “maybe later”, or even “well, OK then”.

From The Guardian • Jan. 17, 2018

A silence would follow, a wordlessness over the phone line that told him that it was his problem, not theirs.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie