Sentence examples for Once still from inspiring English sources

The phrase "Once still" is not commonly used in written English and may be confusing without context
It could be used in a poetic or literary context to describe a moment of quiet or calmness after movement or activity.
Example: "Once still, the forest seemed to hold its breath, waiting for the dawn."
Alternatives: "Once quiet" or "Once calm."

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She is alone and, for once, still.

The absolutist American view, let's stipulate at once, still has much to be said for it.

Velvet Goldmine; Across The Universe; Almost Famous; Nowhere Boy; Breaking Glass; Once; Still Crazy.

By whatever strange satirical alchemy Thatcher eventually came to resemble her Spitting Image puppet, so Blair has now converged totally with the mad-eyed Steve Bell image that was once still an exaggeration of his essence.

It's music in which you participate almost as much as the performers, acting out your own dream-journey of moving through a landscape that's at once still and violent.

The once still sea of bodies were awakened by his strong lyrical voice.

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And yet for all the hard work, once stills and a teaser trailer hit the Web, the switchblades inevitably came out.

'One was sick over my shoes once.' Still, she knows of two other MPs besides Jones whose alcoholism killed them.

The pro I played yesterday hardly volleyed once and still he killed me.

It existed once, and still exists, more or less, in the world's poorest places.

Finally, though, he acknowledged that he had ridden the horse once while still in opposition.

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