How to Use silent in a Sentence

silent

1 of 2 adjective

• He said he would call me, but the phone was silent all day.
• He was the strong, silent type.
• The crowd fell silent as the horrible news was read aloud.
• My father was a very silent man.
• She was silent for a few minutes as she thought about how to answer him.
• A long, silent pause followed her reply.
• That said, fans haven’t been silent.
  — Julian Cardillo, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
• There was a long and silent pause.
  — Louis J. Esterhazy, Footwear News, 7 Sep. 2025
• And the whole class is just silent.
  — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Oct. 2025
• The cubs didn’t hear my silent pleas.
  — Katie Jackson, Outside, 11 Sep. 2025
• There were silent nods around the room.
  — Stacy Shaw, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2025
• Faisal fell silent, tears in his eyes.
  — Literary Hub, 17 Feb. 2026
• Your voice, for the most part, stays silent.
  — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 14 June 2026
• One week a silent movie, the next a talkie.
  — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
• Speak up, show up, and refuse to stay silent.
  — Ann Bullock, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Apr. 2026
• This idea that girls should be silent and do as they are told.
  — Safiya Sinclair and Nicole Dennis-Benn, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2023
• The ones who go silent are not neutral.
  — Afdhel Aziz, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
• Heat is often called a silent killer.
  — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 22 June 2026
• The crowd was silent and anxious.
  — Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2026
• Most people do not go silent overnight.
  — Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
• The place was ordered to be dead silent.
  — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 15 Feb. 2026
• There will be some tears, a silent moment.
  — Daniel I. Dorfman, Chicago Tribune, 26 May 2026
• My mother’s voice has gone silent.
  — Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
• So this new film takes place at a silent retreat.
  — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Jan. 2026
• Now the same places are strangely silent.
  — Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 25 Mar. 2026
• The Tigers silent bats beat the Tigers.
  — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
• Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.
  — CBS News, 4 Mar. 2026
• Iran will not remain silent or yield to these crimes.
  — March 2, CBS News, 2 Mar. 2026
• Rekha seems chastened and silent.
  — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 16 June 2026
• The child’s eyes were swollen and milky, their mouth agape in a silent moan.
  — Taran Dugal, New Yorker, 23 May 2026

silent

2 of 2 noun

• From there, the offense went radio silent.
  — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2025
• Give yourself permission to check out from life and leave your phone on silent.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 8 Mar. 2022
• Turn it in either direction to nudge the volume up or down, even all the way down to silent.
  — Erik Kain, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2021
• But Team Cherry was radio silent.
  — Keller Gordon, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025
• The driver switches the radio silent, the world glowing around them.
  — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
• The near-silent speedster soared to over 35 knots (40 mph) during testing.
  — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 4 Mar. 2022
• With two kids in tow and one on the way, the challenge of staying silent is amplified (pun intended).
  — Bianca Rodriguez, Marie Claire, 21 Sep. 2020
• Instead the Seahawks went radio silent and didn’t sign one player on Day 1.
  — oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2021
• If the mere mention of crushes renders your child silent, have the conversation anyway.
  — Elissa Strauss, CNN, 26 Mar. 2022
• There were silent and live auctions, a wine tasting, dinner, an award presentation and dancing.
  — Carol Kovach, cleveland.com, 29 Apr. 2018
• The trail was almost entirely devoid of people, the forest silent save the roaring of water.
  — oregonlive, 16 Mar. 2022
• Feud begins in 1962 when the imperious Joan, a star since the silents, can no longer find work.
  — Willa Paskin, Slate Magazine, 2 Mar. 2017
• The flu’s lethality and speed seemed to shock the culture silent, forcing people indoors with few ways to communicate.
  — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2021
• No longer is it considered acceptable for leaders to stand on the sidelines of social issues; staying silent is not an option.
  — Forbes, 28 Sep. 2021
• Born into a society family at the height of the Victorian age, she was expected to be polite, subservient and silent.
  — Jacqueline Cutler, Star Tribune, 3 May 2021
• While some people prefer a near-silent switch, other people love the clicky sound of different switch styles and enthusiasts are forever in pursuit of that perfect sound.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 13 June 2022
• Many Republican candidates in competitive races want Trump to go radio silent between now and the midterms.
  — Charlie Dent, CNN, 16 Sep. 2022
• But those who are simply hoping that staying silent is an effective, inoffensive solution will likely be disappointed in the long run.
  — Megan Leonhardt, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2022
• There will be no external lighting on the property with the solar farm quiet during the day and silent at night, according to the SunVest slideshow.
  — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 13 Apr. 2022
• Silent, atmospheric, these images attest to the hypnotic pull that mothers can exert on daughters, portraying their subject as both powerful and passive.
  — Roberta Smith, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2016
• The film, the last in Stroheim’s history-making ten-year run of silents, has become one of cinema’s most famous unfinished works, seen—when seen at all—in rival incomplete versions.
  — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 17 Jan. 2026
• The raccoon, an escapee from the Zoological Society, chewed through a wire, leaving Hendrix’s guitar silent.
  — Jake Goldwasser, The New Yorker, 7 Apr. 2022
• On the day of the walkout, hundreds of Manual students filed out of school, remaining silent for nearly 20 minutes under the gaze of TV cameras.
  — Mandy McLaren, The Courier-Journal, 19 Mar. 2018
• Both Dunphy and McKie have been unavailable for comment and likely will continue remaining silent until a deal is finalized.
  — Marc Narducci, Philly.com, 31 Mar. 2018
• And in the midst of Weinstein’s wave of accusers coming forward last year, the mogul was radio silent until actress Lupita Nyong’o shared her own account of his alleged misconduct towards her.
  — Allison McGevna, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2018
• Whether its the use of social media including Alyssa Milano's #MeToo campaign, an interview setting or a premiere event to promote their latest project staying silent has not been an option.
  — Brian Porreca, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Oct. 2017
• As of 2026, Savage has gone radio silent, a subject Doc Meets World wrestles with, knowing that ultimately, it cannot be fully understood.
  — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
• Barca are remaining silent on the subject of Griezmann's future but it is expected that the Frenchman will complete a move to the Nou Camp this summer, leaving his current employers in desperate need of goals.
  — SI.com, 26 May 2018
• Especially since not much has changed — these days, county school boards are routinely harangued about critical race theory thanks to the same white fragility that fueled a backlash against Kaepernick’s silent, kneeling protests back in 2016.
  — Joshua Alston, Variety, 28 Oct. 2021
• The tribute began with a pre-recorded video of 99-year-old Brooks detailing the history of comedy greats in film, including Charlie Chaplin, Harold Lloyd, Buster Keaton — all the way from silents to now — to introduce Murphy as a newer member in that esteemed club.
  — Pete Hammond, Deadline, 19 Apr. 2026