keep quiet
Frequency: 8.025.0 per million words
To intentionally remain silent.
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Examples (10)
- Please keep quiet during the performance.
- He decided to keep quiet about the secret.
- The children were told to keep quiet while their mother was on the phone.
- I had to keep quiet not to wake the sleeping baby.
- She promised to keep quiet and not reveal their plans.
- It's sometimes better to keep quiet than to say something you regret.
- Despite knowing the answer, he chose to keep quiet and let others speak.
- The teacher asked everyone to keep quiet for a moment of reflection.
- Can you please keep quiet? I'm trying to concentrate.
- They managed to keep quiet even when they heard strange noises outside.