Silently
"Silently" in a Sentence (13 examples)
Not knowing what to do, I stood there silently.
Leaves were dropping silently to the ground.
It waited, silently.
The vision that was planted in my senses still silently lingers.
All I can do is to work silently.
He sat silently with his legs crossed.
He silently went out of the room.
They went out of the room very silently.
She stood silently, her head tilted slightly to one side.
She sat there silently with tears in her eyes.
It often happens that the most important results in the natural world are brought about by causes which operate silently, if not imperceptibly.
Frederick, I presume, at this late hour of four, may be snatching a morsel of dinner; his orderlies are silently speeding, plans taken, orders given: […]
There never was an English-language text, either in 1561 or 1859. Yule and Burnell have silently provided a translation.
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