silence

How to use silence in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for silence.

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Why go to this effort if others will silence you?Noise is not the enemy of quality.

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Quick take

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of silence gathered in one view.

noun

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

noun

the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

noun

a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for silence.

noun

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

noun

the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet"

noun

a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising"

noun

the trait of keeping things secret

verb

cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!"

verb

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

Example sentences

Why go to this effort if others will silence you?Noise is not the enemy of quality.

Not a single interview, no reason for terminating contact, just plain dead silence.

"There was a long silence and then I finally spoke up and said, "Clearly, this company has its priorities in the wrong order.

However, this system has the potential to silence a lot of high quality comments on any threads that aren't on the front-page for an extended period of time.

So Canonical started abusing trademark law to silence critics, by claiming they could only use the name Ubuntu with permission and in specific contexts.

What is the future of the First Amendment?Mannings treatment, prosecution, and sentencing have one purpose: to silence potential whistleblowers and the media as well.

It's fun to think and get transactions done, but fortunately, I have an internal guide that tells me, "Time to get back to the silence, large screen, and comfortable chair of the office to get the real work done.

I tried emailing her a few times and left her a voicemail, noting very politely that they had contacted me and not vice versa, and asking if they were still interested in setting up an interview, but all I got was stony silence.

If the US is nowhere near being an authoritarian police state, at what point will US become a authoritarian police state?When they have kill lists without any trial, jury or judge?When they keep prisoners in jail indefinitely without a trial?When they torture prisoners?When state officials lie to the public?When state officials lie to public representatives?When the secret police interfere with lawyers communications and interferes with legal cases?When the secret police silence individuals that want to inform about abuse?When the secret police use surveillance for blackmailing?When the state use strip searches and surveillance indiscriminately against the population, including children?When the state implement state censorship?When they use force against peaceful demonstrators?When they utilize military resources against peaceful demonstrators?When they seize bank assets without any trial, any intention of a trial, or even without ever formally serving the individual with criminal papers?Please state what criteria we should use, so we can have a final definition of what an authoritarian police state is.