Examples of quiescence in a Sentence
the resort community's social scene is lively during the summer but undergoes a deep quiescence during the long winter
was struck by the elk's quiescence as it just stood there in the clearing
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Our blanket of air expands when the sun is active and contracts during times of solar quiescence.
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
We cannot be cowed into quiescence.
—Brian Kolp, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This is a region of gravitational quiescence about a million miles from Earth, where ESCAPADE will linger for a year awaiting a more favorable alignment between Earth and Mars.
—Morgan McFall-Johnsen, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025
Through the night, melatonin production rises, putting cells into a deeper state of quiescence.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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Mike Wall, Space.com, 28 May 2026
We cannot be cowed into quiescence.
—Brian Kolp, Chicago Tribune, 4 Feb. 2026
This is a region of gravitational quiescence about a million miles from Earth, where ESCAPADE will linger for a year awaiting a more favorable alignment between Earth and Mars.
—Morgan McFall-Johnsen, Scientific American, 13 Nov. 2025
Through the night, melatonin production rises, putting cells into a deeper state of quiescence.
—Rowan Jacobsen, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
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“Quiescence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/quiescence. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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quiescence
noun
qui·es·cence
kwī-ˈes-ᵊn(t)s 
kwē-
kwē-
: the quality or state of being quiescent
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