Sentence examples for in the face of silence from inspiring English sources

Clifton's poems are committed to truth-telling in the face of silence.

Fearlessness in the face of silence.

When Mr. Mandela was hospitalized last year, there was fevered speculation in the news media in the face of virtual silence from the government.

As I expected, in the face of their silence, the story gained currency outside the Mail, being taken up by other journalists (examples: here and here and here).

It features me 20 years ago, performing poor material, in a nervous breathy voice while giggling at my own ideas in the face of deathly silence from the crowd.

Black Lives Matter takes action in the face of Whites' silence, complacency and dismissiveness.

It's social shorthand for "who are you?" a convenient fall-back in the face of awkward silence or prolonged mingling; polite, simple, safe chit-chat.