awfully quiet

Frequency: 7.417.5 per million words

Used to emphasize a notable lack of noise.

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Examples (20)

  • The house was awfully quiet after the kids left for camp.
  • Everyone went awfully quiet.
  • It's awfully quiet in here; I wonder what the children are up to.
  • The room was awfully quiet after the news.
  • The forest became awfully quiet just before the storm.
  • Why is it awfully quiet in here tonight?
  • With everyone on vacation, the office is awfully quiet this week.
  • She became awfully quiet when the topic changed.
  • Why is it so awfully quiet tonight?
  • The usually bustling street was awfully quiet during the lockdown.
  • He's been awfully quiet since he received the news.
  • He noticed the children were awfully quiet, which made him suspicious.
  • The library was awfully quiet, even for a library.
  • After the argument, the car ride was awfully quiet.
  • The classroom will be awfully quiet during the exam.
  • It's awfully quiet for a Friday night at this restaurant.
  • The city, usually bustling with noise, was awfully quiet in the early morning.
  • A sudden snowfall made the city awfully quiet.
  • Stay alert. It's awfully quiet out there.
  • The forest was awfully quiet, almost eerily so, before the storm.