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 25 Sep. 2026.

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