take silence as

Examples (10)

• I took her silence as a no.
• He didn't respond, so we had to take his silence as agreement.
• She decided to take their continued silence as a sign of disapproval.
• If you don't object, I'll take your silence as consent.
• The committee members took his sudden silence as an admission of guilt.
• Don't take my silence for indifference; I'm just thinking.
• Will the judge take the defendant's silence as an indication of complicity?
• They often take her quiet nature and silence as shyness, but she's quite confident.
• He hoped she wouldn't take his momentary silence as rudeness.
• The lack of protest meant the board could take their silence as tacit approval.