suffer in silence

phrase

: to suffer or be unhappy without saying anything

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Landon says farmers and ranchers are the backbone of the country, but often suffer in silence. Conor McGill, CBS News, 27 Feb. 2026 Just don’t suffer in silence, which can leave parents feeling isolated. Melissa Willets, Parents, 26 Feb. 2026 Imagine a courtroom in which the only voice heard is that of the state, and a legal system in which laws are skewed to conform to the whims of the regime — a world without lawyers, where the persecuted are invisible and suffer in silence. Yulia Navalnaya, Washington Post, 16 Jan. 2026 Raisman makes the point that many people suffer in silence, but there is help and hope out there for them. Carole Horst, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for suffer in silence

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“Suffer in silence.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/suffer%20in%20silence. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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