sit silent
Frequency: 7.025.4 per million words
To be silent while sitting.
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Examples (10)
- He sat silent, contemplating the vastness of the ocean.
- The mourners sat silent and still, lost in their grief.
- She sat silent for a long time, her gaze fixed on the distant horizon.
- During the tense negotiation, the mediator sat silent, observing the participants.
- The old man sat silent on the park bench, watching the children play.
- After the shocking news, he sat silent, unable to process what he had heard.
- The students sat silent in the examination hall, focused on their papers.
- She sat silent in the corner of the room, an observer rather than a participant.
- He sat silent through the entire movie, not reacting to any of the scenes.
- The detective sat silent in the interrogation room, waiting for the suspect to speak.