How to use "silence" in sentences with meaning in English and Hindi

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Example sentences for "silence" in popular movie and book plots

  • Julie struggles with her messianic powers, the mind games of Satan, being hunted by fundamentalists, and the silence of her mother, God.  - Only Begotten Daughter
  • Reuven comes to experience the pain of silence himself while the two young men are in college together.  - The Chosen (Potok novel)
  • Legrand muses that the skeletons may be the remains of two members of Kidd's crew, who buried the chest and were then killed to silence them.  - The Gold-Bug
  • There is a long silence as the two stare at each other before the curtain comes down.  - The Dumb Waiter
  • Hester, shocked by Dimmesdale's deterioration, decides to obtain a release from her vow of silence to her husband.  - The Scarlet Letter
  • He had no choice but to silence her immediately.  - A Presumption of Death
  • The next day, Alex and Eric prepare for the shooting, then make their way to school in silence in Alex's car.  - Elephant (2003 film)
  • He grabs her and headbutts her to silence her when she screams; he tapes her mouth and binds her with rope.  - Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down!
  • Daisy's death deeply saddens the girls and they hold a prolonged moment of silence in her memory.  - Girl, Interrupted
  • To silence political and personal opposition, Rougon decides to submit his resignation to the Emperor, confident that it will not be accepted.  - Son Excellence Eugène Rougon
  • Able Company commander Captain Joyce (John McGuire) takes charge and he begins to send out marines to silence the pillbox.  - Sands of Iwo Jima
  • The Journalist knocks him unconscious to silence his ravings, but the Martians are already alerted.  - Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
  • Everyone watches in shocked silence at this indiscretion, and Elsie hurries from the room—knowing that she will be dismissed.  - Gosford Park
  • To silence Dantès, he condemns him without trial to life imprisonment.  - The Count of Monte Cristo
  • However, when Lennie tries to silence Mae, he accidentally kills her by recklessly breaking her neck unintentionally.  - Of Mice and Men (1939 film)
  • When the base's Nazi leader shoots the pilot in order to silence him, Cargraves convenes a trial and finds him guilty of murder.  - Rocket Ship Galileo

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