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Example sentences for: silences

How can you use “silences” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:

When the surrogate makes a sick joke and the guards erupt in laughter, the head guard, Paul Edgecomb (Tom Hanks), silences them worriedly.
García Lorca recalls a Spanish girl street singer and dancer transforming “the horrendous” Italian song, O Marí into an artistic gem by virtue of her “rhythms, silences and intention.”
Never one to confess voluntarily, Zeus then silences Io by turning her into a cow.
Like the musicians themselves, give yourself up to the hypnotic effect of the notes, rhythms, and melodies, or even the silences.
Toru's conversations with the lieutenant yield an enduring image: a dry well, whose dark silences facilitate thought and force people to confront their demons.