Sentence examples for outright silence from inspiring English sources

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In part, I think Seinfeld's definition of what constitutes a "bomb" changes: perhaps he never tells a joke that meets outright silence, but when he tells a joke that elicits only tittering, I bet it sounds like silence to him.

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His answers stop short of an outright denial that could silence such critics.

But the reaction he got from the British medical community ranged from silence to outright condemnation.

But why does he exaggerate the legitimacy and clout of opposition members of Congress who, whether through silence or outright endorsement, are surrendering to the nuts?

Ogletree told me that he repeatedly wrote letters to Death Row, asking to see the contract Tupac had signed with Death Row in prison and to negotiate a formal contract under more conscionable circumstances; but all his efforts, he said, were "met with silence, diversions, and outright misrepresentations".

In her best Irish English, drawling her o's and r's, she would call out, "Top o' the morning to ya!", only to be greeted by silence, groans, or outright rebellion.

Mr. Yuan thinks silence is preferable to outright lies.

There is no serious public dissent that is not immediately silenced by intimidation and outright violence.

They alternated from silence to emotional outbursts to outright temper tantrums.

Rather than lose avirulence proteins outright via mutation, pathogens might instead use sRNAs to silence genes that would otherwise elicit an immune response.

As with other negative news or gaffes regarding McCain and outright lies that his campaign has spread, there has been a protective silence.

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