How to Use silence in a Sentence

silence

1 of 2 noun

• The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps in the hallway.
• We sat there in dead silence.
• I find it hard to sleep unless there is complete silence.
• The professor asked for silence.
• There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her.
• She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened.
• A long silence followed her reply.
• My sister's revelation was met with stunned silence.
• I will not be intimidated into silence.
• We must break 50 years of silence on issues like the government's involvement in assassination and espionage.
• Then, the silence is cracked open by the slice of a shovel breaking through the seal of the earth.
  — Dan Lambe, Treehugger, 13 Apr. 2023
• That, and the rise of the Walkman, seemed to finally bring on the sounds of silence.
  — Amy Dickinson, Washington Post, 23 Sep. 2023
• The crowd looked in silence, seizing the moment as the shadows aligned with the forms on the ground.
  — Samantha Latson, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2023
• Mum rarely used curse words, so there was a long silence.
  — Hazlitt, 7 June 2023
• Some players just sit there, on the floor with their backs against a wall, in silence.
  — Roberto José Andrade Franco, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• The court sat in absolute silence for more than a minute.
  — Elizabeth Lopatto, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2023
• The silence at the center of this moral void is deafening.
  — Peter Rainer, The Christian Science Monitor, 14 Dec. 2023
• Most of the time, Lipa makes her business moves in silence.
  — Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 16 Jan. 2024
• Mostly he was supported and was left to read the tea leaves of the silence of others.
  — Zach Buchanan, New York Times, 15 July 2023
• Some of the teams paddled in silence; some chattered to stave off fatigue.
  — Max Ufberg, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 May 2023
• Your very own paper, The New York Times, said that after two hours, you’re starved for silence.
  — Zack Sharf, Variety, 12 Mar. 2024
• As in life, on-screen silence is as important as the words that bookend it.
  — Zoe Hewitt, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
• The kite’s owner, 8-year-old Teddy Oh, watched in silence as hundreds of kites sailed through the air above him.
  — Jenna Portnoy, Washington Post, 30 Mar. 2024
• On May 3, Foxx broke his silence, thanking fans in a note for their support.
  — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 21 July 2023
• Here are the best places on Maui to see a celestial event, or simply to soak in the silence and solitude of night in Hawaii.
  — Kyle Ellison, Travel + Leisure, 18 Apr. 2023
• All in dead silence, knowing your shot at a title had slipped away.
  — Theo MacKie, The Arizona Republic, 13 May 2023
• In all that silence, terrible thoughts snagged in her mind.
  — Ellen Barry Hilary Swift, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2023
• Jones continued, adding that Wilson was shot twice in the head, followed by silence, then a third time in the heart.
  — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2023
• For Carrie Luft, the courtroom became a place to pay homage to a friend whose absence has left an unbearable silence.
  — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2024
• Some have been intimidated into silence by the state, rights groups have said.
  — Nilo Tabrizy, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024

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silence

2 of 2 verb

• I will not be silenced!
• The mayor tried to silence his critics.
• It's obvious that the purpose of this law is to silence dissent.
• Disconnecting the battery will silence the alarm.
• My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table.
• Boric called on the Chilean courts to get to the bottom of why Neruda was silenced.
  — Pablo Manríquez, The New Republic, 27 Sep. 2023
• The Horns led for most of the first half, with Hunter managing to silence some of his old fans with a few good shots.
  — Dallas News, 17 Jan. 2023
• The payments to Daniels and McDougal were meant to silence them.
  — Ella Lee, USA Today, 12 Apr. 2023
• The alarm can be silenced, as well as tested, with the single push of a button.
  — Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 28 Apr. 2023
• Yet O’Connor, who died this week at 56, refused to be silenced.
  — Allyson McCabe, Vulture, 27 July 2023
• In one town, things got so bad that parents were silenced.
  — Melissa Willets, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023
• In the middle of Butler’s sophomore season at San Diego State, the voice of one fan was silenced.
  — Jordan Ruttert, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2024
• The risks of reporting Of course, arrest wasn’t the only way to silence a reporter.
  — Bill Kovarik, Fortune, 6 Apr. 2023
• But also there’s a fine line of the government trying to silence us.
  — Cat Cardenas, Vulture, 21 June 2023
• Alabama needs a victory to help silence some of the doubters about the direction of the program.
  — USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
• Wang described how the Mao era had silenced people by the ubiquity of the great leader: his thoughts, his ideas, and his words rained down day and night.
  — Ian Johnson, Foreign Affairs, 19 Dec. 2023
• Thank you for speaking up and using your platform to showcase that we will not be silenced!
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 4 May 2023
• But with James trying to silence the fans, Westbrook hit two free throws to put the Lakers up three — just enough to make sure Doncic couldn’t beat them at the end of the fourth.
  — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 12 Jan. 2023
• The 26-year-old, though, started Thursday’s league game and silenced his critics with a brilliant finish in the opening five minutes of the match.
  — Ben Church, CNN, 2 Feb. 2024
• Those who spoke up in self-defense were either silenced or co-opted.
  — Deborah Bonello, Los Angeles Times, 14 Nov. 2023
• Pedestrians walked on and diners silenced their phones and returned to their cocktails and meals.
  — Bill Kearney, Sun Sentinel, 8 Jan. 2024
• Whatever the truth of it, Petco Park silenced the whispers.
  — Bryce Miller, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2024
• Bob's Red Mill Spooning up a bowl of oats is a good way to silence vending machine temptation.
  — Perri O. Blumberg, Men's Health, 26 Jan. 2023
• Aware that the Kings would try to replicate their Game 6 blueprint, Curry sifted out holes, attacked the rim with vengeance and silenced the cowbells.
  — Connor Letourneau, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 May 2023
• The only surprise is that the auditor found a way to write the report and publish it before being silenced.
  — Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 25 Jan. 2024
• Ziegler’s attorney denied there was any plot to silence Brooks.
  — Justin Jouvenal, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
• Just kicking her off a committee is not going to silence her.
  — Farnoush Amiri, BostonGlobe.com, 9 Apr. 2023
• Yet there are few pitching staffs that wouldn’t benefit from an in-his-prime Romo coming out of the bullpen to silence rallies.
  — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 1 Apr. 2023
• Fans find the entries—about how to let go of worries, silence critical voices in your head and more—easy to read and relatable.
  — Sarah Grossbart, wsj.com, 14 Dec. 2023
• The new hate crime law has also faced criticism over its impact on freedom of speech and concerns that it could be used to silence some views, including from those who advocate for women-only spaces.
  — Staff and Wire Reports, USA TODAY, 2 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024