| 单词 | hush |
| 例句 | It didn't matter what they talked about, for their hushed conversation had only one purpose: to fend off the fear and exhaustion that was weighing down all their limbs. Inkheart 2003-09-23T00:00:00Z I hear the clang when a frozen disk hits the back of the locker, the hushed thud when one lands on something soft. The Thing About Jellyfish 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z A pensive stillness passed while they listened to the hushed chirr of insects in the trees that surrounded the cemetery like an embrace. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z He didn’t want to protest or hush up their findings. Freakonomics: A Rogue Economist Explores the Hidden Side of Everything 2005-04-12T00:00:00Z At last Lori leans around from the front seat and hushes the others with “Hey, this is interesting,” and to me: “Are you like, investigating?” Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Quincy put her hand up like Ms. Evans when she wanted hush in class. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z “Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,” Big Two News sports anchor Skip Baldwin said in a hushed voice at 1:19 A.M. to begin the station’s live coverage. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z As my train emerged from the tunnel into sunlight, only the hot whistles of the National Biscuit Company broke the simmering hush at noon. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As night fell over the hushed, shadowy hills of the countryside, I thought of the women in the camp, spending their days cooking with corn and rice, tending to their children, gossiping about camp life. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z I am surrounded by an anxious silence—like the hush of an audience as the curtain is about to rise. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Each flick of my wrist is met with a hushed whisper against the paper. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z Here was a hush in the night, moonlight and shadows, a thick carpet of dead leaves underfoot, densely, wooded ridges sloping gently down to the streambed, the underbrush thinning as the ground fell away. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The music got real soft, and the backup singers were silent, and even the audience was hushed. Small Steps 2006-01-10T00:00:00Z I will not hush or so handle my heart. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z We both laughed so hard, Mrs. Lovelace had to put her finger to her lips to tell us to hush. Out of My Mind 2010-03-09T00:00:00Z He lifted Moxie out of the way and softly hushed her sleepy protest. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z A momentary hush; the orchestra leader varies his rhythm obligingly for her and there is a burst of chatter as the erroneous news goes around that she is Gilda Gray's understudy from the "Follies." The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z As Candice searched her dresser for a more suitable pair of jeans, she heard her mother in the kitchen, speaking on the phone in hushed tones. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z Percy and Frank were in two of the cages, talking to each other in hushed tones. The Son of Neptune 2011-10-04T00:00:00Z There’s this hush that comes over Muhammad and me as we step lightly through the white hallway toward the door at the end that leads to the basement. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z Pa put his finger to his lips instead of outright telling Mrs. to hush like Ma Charles did. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z But the hushed silence remained for several more seconds. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z I kept hushing them, and they finally sobered up when I reminded them we were not libre yet. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oh, hush up,” she said, hitting him with a pillow. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z It’s the social worker who speaks to Gran and Gramps in hushed sympathetic tones. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The crowd hushed, the lights were lowered, and the music began. Forged by Fire 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z They knelt alone in the hushed dimness of the sept, surrounded by shadows and flickering candles, but even so Lancel kept his voice low. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The single room of the hut was dim and hushed. Rickshaw Girl 2007-02-01T00:00:00Z Beneath the trees, warhorses whickered softly and pawed at the moist, leafy ground, while men made nervous jests in hushed voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The Sales were a complete contrast to the hushed atmosphere of the Exchanges. Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z I glance around at the shadows and cobwebs and the windowpane that rattles with even the slightest hush of a breeze. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z “Girl, hush,” her mother said, adjusting the mask’s elastic around her ears. As Brave As You 2016-05-03T00:00:00Z The Castlemans were now in hushed conversation with Auntie Harrigan and did not look as if they needed assistance, but Mama raced over there anyway. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z That gave the animals pause, and there was a hush. Animal Farm: A Fairy Story 1945-08-17T00:00:00Z Instead of oxygen and stress, Claudia thought now of hushed and quiet words: glide, fur, banana, peace. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z She just sat there and told and when she was through she hushed. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z On the days they’ve come during visiting hour, the three of them retreated to a corner of the Vista Lounge and talked in hushed tones, letting no one in their little circle of three. Challenger Deep 2015-04-15T00:00:00Z A hush fell inside our house as we all looked at each other. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I wonder if that’s the kind of place this is—where dissent can be expressed in public, in the middle of a normal conversation, instead of in secret spaces, with hushed voices. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z I go upstairs, through the old building and its room full of lamp-lit tables and people softly turning pages or asking hushed research questions, reading glasses on noses. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z He wasn’t entirely coherent, and apparently the whole block had grown hushed at the commotion. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hush of the barn, Marcela suddenly changed her mind. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z There was no sound now in the early-night hush, except for their feet scraping laxly through the dust, their clothes rustling as they grunted softly and sent the ball toward the basket. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z They filed in and paid Baba their respects in hushed tones. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z She was full of news as always, but her mother hushed her. Homesick 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z The light is dim and artificial and kept to the same level all the time, but even so, the circadian rhythms win out and a nighttime hush has fallen over the place. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z The two noses passed over the line together, the flag flashed down, and the hushed track clanged with the sound of Smith’s bell. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z Scythe Faraday leaned over and spoke to them in a hushed voice. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z There’s a kind of hush and lassitude until that first snow, with the light waning and the last moose-maple leaves dangling from the branches like seaweed. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “About Bunny,” she said, her voice hushed and her eyes wide. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Many of them sat languidly along the benches or milled in the aisles discussing the trial in hushed and speculative tones. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z I go in a hushed voice like I’ve just stepped into an alternate universe. The Misfits 2001-10-01T00:00:00Z A mournful hush fell over the barn, broken only by the long, low moans of a saddle pony who missed his absent stable companion. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z My sister stirred and whimpered; I reached under the blanket and told her to hush. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z “That,” he said in a hushed voice, “is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen.” Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z I put my ear to the door again, but now there were just hushed whispers. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z “Well, anyhow, I’ve never seen anything like this. The Old Man’s accomplishment. Incredible. His presence is everywhere. They hush when he passes, like an angel of the Lord. You ever see anything like it?” The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z “The street of the bakers is this way. We shall forage for breakfast,” Michelangelo said, his voice hushed in the quiet hour. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z An expectant hush descended upon the union members of the Guerrilla Shrews of Mossflower. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z By now everyone looked our way, so I hushed Vonetta and Fern, whose eyes shone with life and sparkle. One Crazy Summer 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z With each hushed breath I took, the cold air wrapped itself around my beating heart and lifted the hairs on my neck. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z I noticed then that everyone had adopted the hushed voices of the afternoon. Dragonwings 1975-01-01T00:00:00Z In the afternoon hush the volume of sound was startling. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z And the first time I hollered at him, telling him to dry up all that racket, he hushed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, Jesus!” the woman’s voice said, hushed yet. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Always talking in low tones when she came near, or hushed altogether. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z “But no one asked Mother Gaither what she—” and Ma Charles said nicely, “You hush up, little missus, and take care of what’s cooking in your pot. Get off your feet and hush up.” Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z I cried in a hushed voice, lest I attract attention and we all die. Tasting the Sky 2007-02-20T00:00:00Z As he swayed from the tree, the crowd hushed and tried to look away from his accusing eyes. Life Is So Good 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z There was an awkward hush—anger and guilt lay thick upon the air. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z For a while, we dig roots, we gather berries and greens, we devise a strategy in hushed voices. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The only sounds that answer him are the faint trickle of the stream’s water and the hush of golden leaves drifting in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z A hush fell upon all as out from the host stepped the Dúnedain in silver and grey; and before them came walking slow the Lord Aragorn. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I went away and I didn’t hush, and she held the bottle in her hand, looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Men came out of barber shops with lathered faces, their neckcloths hanging, to watch and comment in hushed voices. Invisible Man 1952-01-01T00:00:00Z Tanisha’s voice is loud, so I hush her so no one else hears. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The two officers spoke in hushed but heated tones in French, and then the female officer indicated that we were to follow her. Proud 2018-07-24T00:00:00Z But I didn’t hush and she came and put her arms around me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z My sisters and I heard the promise of a whipping behind that kind of hush. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z He lies as still as the snow hurtling outward around him to the hushed world’s rim. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z His cage mates hushed him and even nudged him with their feet, but he took no notice. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z The crowd hushed as soon as he sat back down. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Surrounding them in a hushed, solemn circle were reporters from television stations and radio stations and the two local papers. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Lourdes hushes him with a wave of her newly slender hand. Dreaming in Cuban 1992-01-01T00:00:00Z “I never saw it,” Finn said, but his voice was so hushed and scared he sounded like someone else. The Strangers 2019-04-02T00:00:00Z “A spotter,” she said in a hushed tone. Dead End in Norvelt 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I push on the radio to fill the quiet, to hush my own spinning thoughts. Pride 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z So I hushed and Caddy got up and we went into the kitchen and turned the light on and Caddy took the kitchen soap and washed her mouth at the sink, hard. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I felt her presence in the dark, hushed, airless room. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Invariably, the tones were hushed, even when the speaker was annoyed. Endgame 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z The bar was half-filled, at whatever hour of the morning it was, with men in various states of hushed intoxication, heads bowed prayerfully over tumblers of amber liquid. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z “He sho a preacher, mon! He didn’t look like much at first, but hush!” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hushed hall it smote the suitors and all their faces changed. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hush, a sibilant sound attended the finish photo as it slid down to the stewards. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The area around the house felt more hushed even than the woods, which was strange. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z Not even when my mom tries to wrap her arms around me to hug me, hush me, calm me down. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Finally I said, “Miss Love, hush up. Hear?” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Oliver hushed her, then grabbed the records from Laney’s arms and dragged her upstairs. The Vanderbeekers of 141st Street 2017-10-03T00:00:00Z “You hush,” she said, turning to him for the first time, “she got you, ain’t she?” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z TV shows and movies and books always have angry librarians following loud kids up and down, telling them to hush, but our school librarian doesn’t care a single lick. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z The mind lays out the world in blocks, and the hushed blood waits for revenge. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z They had entered a neighborhood of splendid quiet, hushed gardens, and columned houses. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z She hushed up when we got to the back porch. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z "Hush, Ma'am, hush," said Bree, who was thoroughly enjoying the story. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z The child’s mother began to wail, but her husband slapped his hand across her mouth, whispering, “Hush, hush, hush.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hush of the prayer hall, with its crystal chandelier, gold trim, and big plaques with Arabic calligraphy decorating the walls, a familiar calm washes over me. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “My son will go to school,” he said, and the neighbors were hushed. The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly, she stiffened, for just off the path she heard soft voices— a deep male voice, speaking in hushed tones, then a female’s whispered reply. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Baba speaks in a hush, as if his brother might overhear him from thousands of miles away. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z "You don't, so hush up," he told his brother. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z Not hushed, like the Abnegation speak, always treading holy ground and trying not to disturb. Insurgent 2012-05-01T00:00:00Z Without a word, they began to pick their way through, the hush broken only by the faraway bells of the Elderclock. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z “You both need to hush!” she warned, looking toward the house. I Survived the American Revolution, 1776 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z Again, a suspenseful hush fell on the thousands of spectators as they waited avidly to see what would happen. Tiger, Tiger 2004-10-04T00:00:00Z “You just stay behind Gum Baby and hush. Gum Baby’ll keep you safe.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Despite a few crowds and tour groups, there’s a hush in the courtyard, and everyone whispers or speaks softly in this grand space. Amina's Song 2021-03-09T00:00:00Z Then he grabbed Gregor’s arm and spoke in his ear in a dramatically hushed voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Tristran began to explain, but his father hushed him to silence. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z Sometimes she could hush him with a look or a tap on the arm, but tonight there was no stopping him. The Rock and the River 2009-01-06T00:00:00Z In hushed tones, Josiah told his teammates sitting near him what he had seen: Coach Luma was in a police car. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z “Will you children please hush,” the mother wailed. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The warmth of the thirty or so people inside, the familiar aroma of spices and good cooking, and the hushed play of children was extraordinarily comforting, the way wakes were, or weddings or baptisms. When I Was Puerto Rican 1993-09-20T00:00:00Z The other Gladers murmured their conversations in hushed tones, an intense feeling of dreadful anticipation hanging over them like a patch of thick fog. The Maze Runner 2009-10-06T00:00:00Z There was only the hushed sound of their breathing, and, from somewhere in the room, the ticking of a clock, which must have been hidden by books. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A hush fell over the chamber as Scythe Curie, the Grande Dame of Death, came forward. Scythe 2016-11-22T00:00:00Z At a sign from John Roberts all sounds were hushed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z They hushed and Father opened the door and we crossed the back porch and went in to the kitchen. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Captain Talcott rapped on the table and a hush fell over the room. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z Roose Bolton's voice was so soft that men had to strain to hear it, so his chambers were always strangely hushed. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z The neighbors found out about Gussie and discussed his pathological state in hushed whispers. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z "Enough with the questions, boy. Shut up like you did on the way here. They like quiet children where you're going, so hush your mouth." Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z When she told Royal about the night they took her behind the smokehouse and she apologized to him for letting it happen, he told her to hush. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The air carried the hushed sound of stirring straw, and the horses shook the sleep from their bodies. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z He thought of the sullen summer afternoons and the black, hot nights, of all the fights he had broken up and the quarrels he had hushed. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Inside the tent it was dark and hushed. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z He told him he’d better hush up that racket before he got his brains beat out. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z “I think you might be sick,” he said in a hushed voice. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z Even the leaves were silent, and the very falls seemed to be hushed. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She put her arms around me and I hushed and held to her dress and tried to pull her away. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z I wished that I were not alone, without a father or hush and to help me. Ophelia 2006-10-31T00:00:00Z I didn’t remember much about it except Jackie whining and complaining on the way there until Mama slapped her legs and told her to hush up. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z At night, I could rock her alone in the hush of my room, rest her on my belly, and wish she were inside. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z In the ruined halls and keeps of Winterfell, lords hushed other lords, horses nickered, and sleepers stirred in their dark comers. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z I started to say something else, then shut up when my guard waved at me to hush. Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z For the first time all day, a queer hush fell over the regatta course at Griinau. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The sun sank behind the high mountains as they stood there, and the ranch was hushed. The Red Pony 1937-01-01T00:00:00Z He waited for the sounds of amazement and the hushed tones of respect. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z Every night as I lie in bed, I can hear their hushed voices, even as I’m losing mine. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z They had also started using hushed voices whenever they spoke to Harry, as though he were on his deathbed. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z The Career tributes are silent until he gets out of ear shot, then use hushed voices. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The wind picks up as we hike back to the car, a rustling hush through the pines and foliage. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z He had gone back to the window and was looking out into the garden that was hushed and dark and still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Everyone still talks in hushed tones, as if being respectful of the other people waiting, even though it’s only my family in the waiting room. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z But when Miss Trotter’s tears fell, Vonetta placed her hand to her own lips, as if to tell herself to hush, to stop carrying their tales back and forth. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “He know how to hush and hide,” the boy said proudly. Copper Sun 2006-01-01T00:00:00Z Caleb bayed and Ma Charles told him to hush but Caleb kept making his noise and the chickens squawked on and on. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z A small girl sitting nearby burst into wails, and her mother hushed her. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Granny’s harsh breathing and the hushed voices in the parlor filled the silence. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z If backstage had been heavy with hushed silence, the dressing rooms were mirthful, dizzying chaos. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z They did not fare very well, though each of them negotiated some skimpily favorable remark before the protesting prosecution, which contended that personal comments of this nature were “incompetent, irrelevant, immaterial,” hushed and banished them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z “My friends,” he began, and a hush swept through the hall, so profound that Theon could hear the wind plucking at the boards over the windows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Only, as they near the nest, the cries that Axel thought hushed are suddenly audible. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z A hush went through the room like a crack through a china cup. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They whispered and fussed in the pews until Georgina hushed them. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z The campus seemed deserted—everyone was at the party, I supposed—and the green lawn, the gaudy tulips, were hushed and expectant beneath the overcast sky. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z He has a letter, but he does not hand it to her directly, instead putting it down on a table by the door and saying something to her, as hushed as the rain. What the Night Sings 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z He slowed down, but still without any intention of stopping until, as we came nearer, the hushed intent faces of the people at the garage door made him automatically put on the brakes. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z Individual screens slide up from the table, the lights dim slightly, and a hush falls over the room. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z There was an eerie hush over the crowd, not unlike the way I’d seen folks behave outside the home of the deceased just before a funeral. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z "You hush up, boy, and let me think." Freak The Mighty 1993-10-01T00:00:00Z She wore a dour, thoughtful expression and hushed any attempts at conversation. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z “Surely it is the barrow of the king who built this castle,” Taran said in a hushed voice. The Book of Three 1964-03-12T00:00:00Z But after a while, I’d get bored and wander to the back of the prayer hall and run around with the other kids while different ladies took turns hushing us. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z But a hush had fallen and the crowd was silent, though some heads seemed to nod toward the Council of Guardians in respect. Gathering Blue 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z Snow whitened the wheat-tawny countryside, heaped the streets of the town, hushed them. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z A few people around me giggle at his joke, and someone yells out, “Hubbard!” before a teacher hushes them—but all I can see is that smile. The Benefits of Being an Octopus 2018-09-04T00:00:00Z “Hush, hush,” he gentled her, and held her in his arms. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z She liked Mrs. Viboon, but she wished the woman would hush up. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Leave it up to Daddy and Pop Pop with their tight lips and hushed words, and it’s stayed that way for years. Like Vanessa 2018-03-13T00:00:00Z The streets were hushed for it was the rest hour. Julie of the Wolves 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z It was hearing of his death in hushed tones, though, the next day, that she would always recall. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z She gave me the slipper, and I hushed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z A hush falls over the entire game room. The Belles 2018-02-06T00:00:00Z The hush over the house lay heavy, like snow sitting on our rooftop. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Old men and women sit and groan and babies scream and mothers say hush, love, hush. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z They listened with hushed voices and glistening eyes as Dad told of the heavenly visitations he’d received while hovering between life and death. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I started down the alley, but a hushed crowd at An Yi’s back door drew me reluctantly down the side lane. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z She says it in a hushed tone, like a prayer. Allegiant 2013-10-22T00:00:00Z A hush falls over the crowd at the sight of this magical wisp of a tribute. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “That does not matter to the Tiger Emperor,” the villager said, the bitterness cracking the hushed tone of his voice. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z "What do you mean?" the king said before the girl's parents could hush her. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z She motioned for them to huddle close and continued in a hushed tone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z "A sword," she said in a small, hushed breath. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z It felt like the hush of the woods before the snare yanks tight and the rabbit starts to scream. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Every now and then, I overhear women talking about her in hushed tones. The Queen of Water 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z I stir, hearing hushed voices outside my bedroom door. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z It cast a stillness within her like the hush of new snow. In the Year of the Boar and Jackie Robinson 1984-10-12T00:00:00Z “Man was not made to know so much,” the old ladies cried in hushed, hoarse voices. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Pete, Otis, and Diamond Joe speak in hushed voices in the other part of the car, but no one knocks and no one tries the door. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z Instead of loud, lively chatter and jovial laughter, their conversation was all hushed whispers. Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z When at last she found her voice, it was a hushed voice, the voice she used for church. From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 1967-01-01T00:00:00Z A hush fell on the hobbits beyond the gate. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z I hushed and Dilsey turned back the spread and Caddy got in between the spread and the blanket. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z And all the host laughed and wept, and in the midst of their merriment and tears the clear voice of the minstrel rose like silver and gold, and all men were hushed. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z So incredible was this feat that everyone present had become hushed, reverent, awestruck, aware they were probably witnessing a miracle. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z The only sounds were hushed ones, the bloated gurgle of the stream, the respirating hum of the tall grass and shrubs behind him, the apathetic moaning of the dumb, translucent waves. Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z The sheer noisiness of them, of their heavy boots, and loud voices, buzzed on by their sense of urgency, ricochets through the quiet hush of the hospital and breathes some life into the place. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z ‘You childrens hush. You, Celia—and you, Whitman—it now the time for you to listen but not be heard,’ he said. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z When Dilsey moaned Luster said, Hush, and we hushed, and then I began to cry and Blue howled under the kitchen steps. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z “Boy, hush. We boxed. Didn’t have your fancy equipment, either. Knuckles and heart was all we had, knuckles and heart.” Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky 2019-10-15T00:00:00Z Some nights, she would talk on the phone for a long time, her voice hushed, as though she were protecting something from the world’s prying gaze. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z Effie makes hushed, distressed comments like “Oh, not Cecelia” or “Well, Chaff never could stay out of a fight,” and sighs frequently. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z The crowd parts and hushes, bowing as they pass. The Cruel Prince 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z “You kept this...transaction hushed up for a whole year?” Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z All twenty-one Thetans slept in an attic dormitory that was kept perpetually dim and hushed so that house members could sleep undisturbed at any time of day. The 57 Bus 2017-10-17T00:00:00Z After most folks had been served, Stella picked up a plate, relieved that the boys had left a few hush puppies—they were one of her favorites too. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z They all felt it; Magdalys could tell from the focused hush that fell instantly over the room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z I asked, my voice sounding oddly hushed in my own ear. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z I hushed them as best I could, throwing a reproachful glance at my husband for his careless words, but he was unnoticing, sunk in hatred and helplessness. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Then we were inside the softly lit, hushed, cool, large chapel. The Autobiography of Malcolm X 1965-01-01T00:00:00Z The library is filled with hushed sounds—clacking keyboards, turning pages, whispers. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z When Beto asked her what was wrong, she told him to hush and wash his hands. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z I had been listening and silently rebutting each sentence with my eyes closed; then there was a hush, which in an audience warns that something unplanned is happening. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings 1969-01-01T00:00:00Z “Yeah, we did. But hush about that. Don’t say nothing. It’s over.” The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z Claire remembered it: the shock, the hushed voices, and how parents had kept their children nearby afterward, and warned them, sternly, again and again. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z ‘Just you hush up and leave us alone.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Both my parents are focused on their tasks, speaking to each other in hushed voices. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z A hush fell over the cabin, an uneasiness entered the room. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z I laughed, but we hushed when Holly cleared her throat. Hope Springs 2021-08-10T00:00:00Z It had been with me for a while now, hushed, motionless, as if asleep, in some remote corner of memory. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z They are talking in hushed tones, their eyes shifting. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z Silence composes the nerves; and as an unbroken hush now reigned again through the whole house, I began to feel the return of slumber. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z He and the other students watched eagerly as accounts of one gruesome murder after another passed over the tiny VCR screen, accompanied by the hushed melodrama of Geraldo Rivera. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z “He fighting these babies again. Taking they play things. Stay here with T. P. now, and see can you hush a while.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Screams hushed to whimpers and the trembling guests crawled out from under tables and peered out of closets. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z No deeper, longer hush from an adult bird to its baby. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z When Harry walked in there was a sudden hush, and then everybody started talking loudly at once. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z I say it loud so Biddy would hush her mouth. Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z All was so hushed and still that Jake paused for a moment to sniff the air and look around him. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z “I won’t hush. The noise you was makin’ was like pigs.” The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z I follow her, the dew cool against my feet the soft hush of wind through leaves my mother and I alone together. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She took my hand then, silent in that hush, drew me apart, made me sit down, and lay beside me, softly questioning, as I told all I had seen, from first to last. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I remember Jaimito trying to hush me, one of the doctors coming in with a sedative and a glass of water. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Oftentimes, I was happy to withdraw into the protected hush of the residence at the end of a long day. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z Hearing all of the commotion, Mrs. Greenwich, the lunchroom attendant, comes over to hush the tables. Amina's Voice 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z The music’s off, and Seven’s friends stand around, talking in hushed tones. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z They headed for the park by the river, hushing their voices. Typical American 1991-01-01T00:00:00Z Theresa said that was nonsense and to hush. The Inquisitor's Tale 2016-09-27T00:00:00Z Roberto quickly directed my attention to the officer with a shift of his eyes and put his index finger to his lips, hushing me. Breaking Through 2001-08-27T00:00:00Z Olanna hushed Baby, wiped her eyes and nose, and thought for a moment about the dog with its head full of sores. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z His voice was so soft that the hall grew hushed as men strained to hear. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z In the hall, a white doctor in a white coat is talking to Mom in a hushed, cold voice. Sparrow 2017-10-10T00:00:00Z “The boy moaned. The crowd waited, hushed, expecting the worst. “Jambo led his troop away. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z The first day trekking was like a cleansing—little talk, the white hush of the north welcoming Matthias back without judgment. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z He mumbles when he talks, and when he makes his way down the halls of Skadden, Arps, conversations drop to a hush. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z It is a question that others have asked in hushed whispers throughout the afternoon and has been met with various answers, few of them satisfying. The Night Circus 2011-09-13T00:00:00Z I hear a hushed gruff laugh behind me, muffled words. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z “There was no sound. People, yes, screaming, complaining. But the building seemed to still, hush for half a second. It hit me, ‘We’re going to die.’” Towers Falling 2016-07-12T00:00:00Z But Ma Charles wanted her say and told our grandmother to hush and gave her side of the story. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Oh, hush,” Ma Charles said, eager for more. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z Besides, the business had been hushed up long before, by Arthur. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z A hush came over the auditorium as Mr. Turner took the stage. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z And now there was a deep hush over the whole waterfront. The Amber Spyglass 2000-10-10T00:00:00Z “Hush, baby, hush. Come here. Oh, Lord, look at your dress. Don’t cry no more. Polly will change it.” The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z His voice echoed compellingly in the hushed hall. Beowulf: A New Telling 1968-01-01T00:00:00Z No: stillness returned: each murmur and movement ceased gradually, and in about an hour Thornfield Hall was again as hushed as a desert. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z Mami hushes my rudeness again, but I can tell she is proud of my being confident in a language she finds so hard to learn. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z My religious doings were reported to my parents in the hushed, urgent tones of treason revealed. Life of Pi 2001-09-01T00:00:00Z All the noise woke Tony up, but when he arrived at Mary’s bedroom door asking what was going on, she snapped her fingers and hushed him, telling him to go back to bed. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z It’s hushed in there, a library kind of quiet. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Distant lightning flickered in her words as she spoke, and the forest was hushed, as if every leaf and every tree were listening intently to what she said. Stardust 1998-10-01T00:00:00Z But once the snow covers the ground, it hushes as still as my heart. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z Someone begins to talk, and a hush falls over the crowd. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Through gardens hushed, past vacant houses we marched, and each blank window filled us with alarms. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z He wasn’t entirely coherent, and apparently the whole block had grown hushed at the commotion. Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z When she blows on the mouthpiece, the sound comes out hushed, like a whisper in a library. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z A ripple of excitement swept over the authence as they hushed one another and shoved themselves into spaces on the nearest bench. The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z The plane dug a trench more than thirty feet deep into the spongy earth of the old strip cuts on Skyline Drive, directly between two hushed, abandoned pieces of mining equipment. Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story 2016-06-28T00:00:00Z There was a sudden and appalling hush; eyes floated uncomfortably, not knowing where to look. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z Old Rit hated the silence that always fell over the cabin afterward—a hush that spread and spread, and the shadows on the walls seemed to deepen. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z He admitted to destroying evidence and arranging “hush money” to be funneled from the White House to Hunt and Liddy—cash in exchange for their silence. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z He recited a lengthy prayer from the Koran, his nasal voice undulating through the sudden hush of the stadium’s crowd. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z Here or there a late supper was prepared in tables where lava bubbled silvery and hushed. The Martian Chronicles 1950-01-01T00:00:00Z Ordinarily if anybody was saying hush up around here, it was Aunt Loma, despite she was fourteen years younger than my mother. Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z Bono bade me hush; but nothing in my breast permitted me hush. The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume II: The Kingdom on the Waves 2009-10-13T00:00:00Z An expectant hush rippled out from the center of the camp as he left her side, growing until it had swallowed the whole khalasai. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z “You hush your mouth and get quiet, then.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z We took her at her word, and we hushed about it. While the World Watched: A Birmingham Bombing Survivor Comes of Age during the Civil Rights Movement 2011-02-01T00:00:00Z At ground level the Great Pyramid of Meereen was a hushed place, full of dust and shadows. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Our shoes hushed through the dry grass to the porch. Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2011-06-07T00:00:00Z The double doors at the side of the courtroom opened and closed once more, and a hush fell over the few of us who waited. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z A hush falls over the entire Big Top Mall. The One and Only Ivan 2012-01-17T00:00:00Z It was yellow now, and cracked, and soiled, and when they gave it into Ben’s hand he hushed for a while. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But at that a hush fell, and he was frowned down, and the call was not repeated. The Return of the King 1955-10-20T00:00:00Z “Now, Loma, once you get started, you don’t know when to hush.” Cold Sassy Tree 1984-11-02T00:00:00Z He criticized everything and Nancy kept telling him to hush up. In Cold Blood 1966-01-01T00:00:00Z And sometimes it was better to just hush. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z He was talking in a hushed voice and giving details of President Roosevelt’s death. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z Snow swirls, coating the tree branches and giving everything a hushed feel. Blood on the River 2006-05-04T00:00:00Z “You all hush. You say Sing?” she asked Milkman. Song of Solomon 1977-01-01T00:00:00Z A hush swept across the whole auditorium as all eyes turned to the tall, elderly white woman in the middle of the room. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z A long line of peasants like Anya waited at the windowed building’s huge doors, nervously tugging at shirts or hats, holding long scrolls of paper, or talking in hushed voices to a person beside them. Anya and the Nightingale 2020-11-10T00:00:00Z “All right, Lyra, hush, gal,” she whispered, and settled on the cold earth floor with her back against the wall. The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage 2017-10-19T00:00:00Z A hush such as rarely fell over the Miracle Valley fell now. The Milagro Beanfield War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z Cordelia and I are elated, we racket along the sidewalk through the twilight while the cars drift past us, hushed and slowed by the snow. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z As much as he loved food from PJ’s, Chip wasn’t thinking about fried croaker and jalapeño hush puppies. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z “Look!” he said, in a tone of hushed awe. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The crowd parted and watched in hushed silence as the trembling servant carried the peach as if leading a procession. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Little puffs of dirt rise in whispers and hushes beneath my feet. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z “Is that what happened?” asked Jonathan, his voice hushed. The Fighting Ground 1984-04-01T00:00:00Z Dill’s father pointed, his face a mask of contempt, and spoke with a perilous hush, his voice trembling with bile. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z They sneak through the grass in hushed voices past one of Henry’s PPOs dozing on the porch, racing down the pier, shoving at each other’s shoulders. Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z Stella ran out to find the boys, who were already sneaking samples of okra and hush puppies from the makeshift table. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z Some of them hush their babies, gently bouncing them so they don’t cry out, trying to give them some comfort. Internment 2019-03-07T00:00:00Z Then there had been the newcomers, who only whispered in hushed tones, as though they were afraid to attract the attention of the world. Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z “Oh, really? Oh, I say. That’s awful,” he said in a hushed, respectful voice. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z The grass, the withering leaves were full of whispering, but the campground was hushed, muffled by their presence, as if blighted. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z Mom shot me her trademark “hush up” look. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z “Yesterday morning, I took some catfish out for dinner. Was gonna fry it up with some hush puppies, fries, the whole nine. I left to run some errands.” The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z It was a mistake; the radio had suddenly gone quiet, and my voice ringing in the abrupt, releasing hush galvanized them all. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Just hush up now so I can get a little sleep until we get moving.” Ophie's Ghosts 2021-05-18T00:00:00Z The lead minister, the Reverend Benjamin Shavers, hushed the crowd. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Full of birds and animals but hushed, too, like a church the hour before Mass. Back in San Antonio, there were no woods. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z The sea was so calm that when it broke upon the shingle in the cove it was like a whisper, hushed and still. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z Suddenly the flashing stops, the floodlights dim, a hush falls over the crowd. Stargirl 2000-08-08T00:00:00Z I sent one of my famous glares his way till he hushed up and turned red. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z Mrs. Brown holds a finger to her lips to hush us. Before We Were Free 2002-08-13T00:00:00Z “What are you doing?” he asked in a hushed tone. Fablehaven 2006-07-30T00:00:00Z Just before curfew, Frank came to visit and spent a few minutes talking with Hazel in hushed tones. Blood of Olympus 2014-10-07T00:00:00Z The room went away, but I didn’t hush, and the room came back and Dilsey came and sat on the bed, looking at me. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The group passed, did not wave to him as it went on down Parker Head, hushed. Lizzie Bright and the Buckminster Boy 2004-05-24T00:00:00Z Of the whole Ember year, Lina thought, this hush before the Singing was one of the most exciting moments. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A deathly hush fell upon the creatures in Cavern Hole. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z Everyone was talking in hushed voices, and I began to think that forestry camp had to be better than some juvenile jail place, too. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z "What are they?" she asked, her voice hushed and full of wonder. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z The doors to the cafeteria open, and a hush falls over the room. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z Shadow’s supper consisted of an all-day full breakfast—it came with hush puppies—while Mr. Ibis picked and pecked at a slice of coffeecake. American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z I hushed, and then Luster stopped, his head toward the window. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Chuchi stood up and hushed him so my mom could continue. The Epic Fail of Arturo Zamora 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z The respectful hush of the chapel was Scruggs’s last quiet moment until Sunday. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Two hushed voices came from behind the counter. Mary Poppins 1962-10-27T00:00:00Z But Alba had already been awakened by the sound of brakes, the loud footsteps, and the hushed orders, and had begun to dress herself, because she had no doubt that her time had come. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z “You hush up. You want me to burn your other hand for you. You aint hurt. Hush up.” The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z Considering the size of the crowd, we were a quiet group, gathered in clusters, speaking in hushed tones—almost like this really was a funeral. Schooled 2000-02-29T00:00:00Z It was the sound he associated with blind nights at sea—lonely, familiar, hushed, and so melancholy he could never listen without emptiness. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z It sounded like when my mother used to hush me to be quiet. Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z No. There was a sudden hush in the crowd, and he knew that the entire community realized that the Chief Elder had moved from Eighteen to Twenty, leaving a gap. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z Styx shot Bobby Gene a “hush up” look. The Season of Styx Malone 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z I have literally just dragged myself into the tangle of hushes at the base of the trees when there's Cato, barreling onto the plain, soon followed by his companions. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z I break down and say his name in a hushed voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Forty-two, forty-three, hush! Can’t you see I’m trying to count?” came the reply. Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z The fog’s barely lifted and the volume of the world’s down way low—just me in the hush. I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z The mother looked up and realized that the hushed audience was staring at her. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z Big Ma came outside and scolded him to hush, probably because she didn’t want Elijah Lucas to step out on his porch. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “No,” Kyle heard Haley say in a hushed tone to the clerk working the Returns window. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z Millers, who was the other nurse, retired into the house, and by degrees the child’s wailing was hushed and stopped, as if it were a young ventriloquist with something in its mouth. Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z She left to join Celina Aunty in the next room, where they spoke in hushed tones. The Bridge Home 2019-02-05T00:00:00Z “Betty Dean, now you hush up all that talk. I told you that you are not joining that Housewives’ League. Betty Before X 2018-01-02T00:00:00Z Even in the noise that swelled to the cobwebbed tavern ceilings, they spoke of her in hushed, reverent tones: “Current will never steer you wrong.” The Reader 2016-01-12T00:00:00Z The chattering marketplace voices hushed as the ringing continued. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z While they walked, as swiftly as the hobbits could go, they talked in hushed voices. The Two Towers 1954-11-11T00:00:00Z He looked around him at the hushed guests. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z There was a preternatural hush all around the room. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z When the sun finally rose I stayed on the floor, eyes closed, breathing slow, deep breaths, while my parents ransacked my mini fridge and discussed me in hushed tones. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Heck, nobody’s allowed to ride the Carousel. Didn’t you see the signs? Now hush.” American Gods 2011-06-21T00:00:00Z When they answer, my voice comes out as a hush. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I reveled in the feel of the ground through my shoes, the taste of the air, the quiet hush of wind brushing through the spring wheat in the fields. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z Despite the care Severo took to hush all speculation, Rosa’s death became a public scandal. The House of the Spirits: A Novel 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z When the last was gone, a sudden stillness settled over the yard, like the hush before a storm. A Clash of Kings 1998-11-16T00:00:00Z He looked impressive in his dark master’s robes, and it was bare seconds before the whispering, shuffling theater of students hushed to silence. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z “The woman before this one,” Cordelia tells us, in a hushed, scandalized voice, “was caught stealing potatoes. She put her bag down and they rolled out, all over the floor. It was so embarrassing.” Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z “There, there, hush now, Missus. Better to lose a house than lose our lives. A good job we got sanctuary here at Redwall.” Redwall 1986-10-23T00:00:00Z They return with worried faces to talk to my parents in hushed whispers. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z Dill sat in the hush, listening to their clattering refrigerator. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “Silly child,” she said, her voice curiously hushed, “it is 5701.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “She remembers,” he says in a hushed tone. Marcus Vega Doesn't Speak Spanish 2018-08-21T00:00:00Z The wind died away—a sudden hush descended. The Incredible Journey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z I turned and left him, left the shore and ship, and went up through the woodland hushed and shady to find the subtle witch in her long hall. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z There were a few quick giggles, a hush of curiosity. The Witch of Blackbird Pond 1958-12-01T00:00:00Z “That’s my grandmother,” the girl said, voice hushed, eyes glued to the flame. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “Oh, hush,” Ma Charles said, burying Fern in all that love. Gone Crazy in Alabama 2015-04-21T00:00:00Z “Mark you, Shed, his shade,” said Fangor in a hushed voice. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Little Arliss had hushed his screaming, but he was trembling all over and clinging to Mama like he’d never let her go. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Her mother hushed her with an angry look. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z The baby, who had slept through all the clamour, woke up now in the sudden hush and began squalling. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z Sharp winds cut through the trees, filling the woods with an echoing hush. The Sea in Winter 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z I estimated the hush that might follow my opening sentence and felt my future listeners leaning forward, just slightly, in their seats. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z In a voice hushed with humility, he said, “Who does your laundry?” Catch-22 1961-11-10T00:00:00Z I hush the group to get a better read on it. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z In the hush of the library, she reveals her hidden story. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z “I...I’ve heard about that,” I said at last, self-conscious of how hushed my voice had become. The City Beautiful 2021-10-05T00:00:00Z When we enter the fancy hotel where Mom works, I relax in the hushed lobby with the twinkling chandelier. Muffled 2020-10-27T00:00:00Z She turns around and hushes us all and stamps her foot until we’re quiet again. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z It was touching to see them together--it made you laugh in a hushed, fascinated way. The Great Gatsby 1925-04-10T00:00:00Z There was a hush of wonder over the room as Somkit explained how he had used the faded orbs to collect light from the sun. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z She allowed Reverend Okonjo to pass by her and step up to the pulpit, and as he did so, the room hushed almost immediately. Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z After the meal, there’s the hush of a surprise, and then someone turns out the lights, and the owner of Bambino’s, Sue, appears in the doorway with a cake. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z I ran again, the island strangely hushed in the dark. We Were Liars 2014-05-13T00:00:00Z He threw his great hands round Arete’s knees, whereon the sacred mist curled back; they saw him; and the diners hushed amazed to see an unknown man inside the palace. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z Mrs. Amos said, “Now, Toddy, hush up, you’ll just tire yourself out more.” Bud, Not Buddy 1999-09-02T00:00:00Z When Maxim spoke, his voice was hushed, too, gentle and low, as if he had no wish to break upon the silence. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z “Well, just hush—no need in you talking to him,” his brother pleaded. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z One night I overheard my parents talking in hushed voices. Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z They talked in excited, hushed whispers and craned their necks to look down the dusty street towards the bridge. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z Before she offered Ifemelu the job, she said, tone hushed in confidence, “My husband did not support me when I started this, because he thought men would chase me if I went to seek advertising.” Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z “Quincy, I’m not going to tell you another time to hush about me and boys. He show this duck to me and to Miss Lizzy.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z The noises were hushed and only came every so often. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z The only thing would hush her, he always said, was for him to beat the coal scuttle with a poke and sing ‘Dixie.’ The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z She carried me out onto the front porch, stroking my hair and hushing me. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z The moon was a wisp in the sky and the bees were sleepy and hushed, the hives wrapped in their own sheets of shadow. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The overseer, a man on horseback watching them, suddenly shouted, “Make a noise there!” because a hush fell over the field. Harriet Tubman: Conductor on the Underground Railroad 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z “The two of you, hush up,” Pa said. P.S. Be Eleven 2013-05-21T00:00:00Z Mom and Dad were slouched at the dining room table, talking in hushed tones. Sir Fig Newton and the Science of Persistence 2022-03-22T00:00:00Z “Quiet,” says one of the Guardians behind the counter, and we hush like schoolgirls. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Gene was formed by this alpine hypnosis, this hushing of human drama. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “How can you even look at that?” she asked, her voice hushed. Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z I turned and walked out of the honey house, into the warm hush of night. The Secret Life of Bees 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z “Oil, hush, you big thing,” the young man snapped. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Brother McKinnon’s voice took on a dangerous hush as he jabbed Dill in the chest with his index finger, punctuating his words. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z “He got into a fight with a man called Goré Mtoko,” she said in a hushed voice. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z It was a whisper at first: hushed, barely audible. The Giver 1993-04-01T00:00:00Z His father scooted in, his eyes boring into Dill, a conspiratorial hush to his voice. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z More shots rang out from the sanctuary, and then another sound, a sort of wet slam that ended in a hush. Endangered 2012-10-01T00:00:00Z The border guards hear me, or perhaps they hear the hush in the crowd. Without Refuge 2018-04-01T00:00:00Z But the streets were ghosted, colorless and hushed. Fever 1793 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “Marked Girl,” one of them said in a hushed voice. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z Olanna hushed her and bathed her in a small basin and glanced at the clock and worried that the wet nurse, a large woman that Ugwu’s aunty had found, would be late. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z The smell of a newly sharpened pencil the soft hush of it moving finally one day into letters. Brown Girl Dreaming 2014-08-28T00:00:00Z She hushed her weeping in this way, and soothed her. The Odyssey 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z But the words would not be hushed; they shouted at me from the screen. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z “Now, hush, Olive. Come with us. The cellar will be safer.” Shouting at the Rain 2019-05-07T00:00:00Z I figured that nobody would pay attention to me; yet, the minute I began, there was a hush. Three Little Words: A Memoir 2007-12-27T00:00:00Z We signaled Tag when we were ready, and a hush fell over Cape Coalwood. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z “All right, all right, everyone, calm down,” said Mark, trying to hush them. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z There was a new kind of hush as folks took their first bites and savored the sweet fluffiness of it. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z Even my mother’s friends, who really did try, asked me nothing of Anatole’s background or talents—only, in hushed tones when he left the room, “What happened to his face?” The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z Tariq was still speaking, his voice hushed, then high, beseeching, then reasoning; his face hopeful, then stricken. A Thousand Splendid Suns 2007-05-22T00:00:00Z He was cradling something in his arm, while the boys talked in hushed, excited voices. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z There’s something about the hush of air to skin that sets Axel’s mind free of worry. A Bird Will Soar 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z I call Rue's name in a hushed whisper and the eyes appear, wide and alert, at once. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z Once he had got on the subject of cat-houses, and afterward his jokes got so raw he had to be hushed up with beer. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z Even the surrounding hills were hushed, as if brought low by language. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z “Let me be or I’ll make you hush,” he shouted at her. Krik? Krak! 2015-12-15T00:00:00Z There is a hush on our side of the bleachers as everyone watches Coach West go over to her. A Good Kind of Trouble 2019-03-12T00:00:00Z He clears his throat, and the hush already over the crowd somehow gets even quieter. King and the Dragonflies 2020-02-04T00:00:00Z Then she drove off in the direction of McDougald Terrace, where a small knot of men waited, smoking cigarettes and talking in hushed voices. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z So gradually, she pressed her teeth together and learned to hush. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z Charles narrowed his eyes and chilled his hushed voice. Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library 2013-06-25T00:00:00Z She screamed in pain but was immediately hushed. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z They'd sit up late talking in hushed voices about their ex-husbands and speculating about new boyfriends, while the kids played Trouble and Sorry! in the next room. Eleanor & Park 2013-02-26T00:00:00Z The silk sheets were cool and slippery beneath her, and when she shifted, her skin slid across them with a whispering noise that sounded abnormally loud in the hush of her chamber. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z We hung out in my room while our parents talked in hushed tones in the living room. Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z A hush had fallen on the group, and clusters of them stood together, whispering. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Soon as we get close, they hush up and look at us. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z We’d all wandered into different corners, and were staring at one picture after another, only occasionally making the odd hushed remark like: “Come and look at this!” Never Let Me Go 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z Leslie Cody said in a hushed voice in Navajo as that person, who now had a little smile on his face, stepped past me into the tent. Code Talker: A Novel About the Navajo Marines of World War Two 2005-01-01T00:00:00Z While the TV crew finished setting up, the director walked over to have a hushed conversation with Jenny. Dog Squad 2021-05-11T00:00:00Z “Do not speak any more. In the morning we will sell the pearl, and then the evil will be gone, and only the good remain. Now hush, my wife.” The Pearl 1947-01-01T00:00:00Z She sat next to Brij, which was a good sign, I thought, until I saw her and Lewis having these hushed, private conversations. From Twinkle, with Love 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z But I didn’t hush, and when she went away I followed, and she stopped on the stairs and waited and I stopped too. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z In the hut, the children scream and cry as the mother hushes them. First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z “It is an awful hush,” Anthony wrote to a friend. Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z A hush fell over everyone as we went through our notes, the textbook, and “A Course Review,” trying to find links to what we were taught this year. Saints and Misfits 2017-06-13T00:00:00Z As soon as my foot touched the stage the room hushed to a murmur. The Name of the Wind 2007-03-27T00:00:00Z So I went to my room down the hall and listened to my parents’ hushed voices. Red Kayak 2004-09-23T00:00:00Z “Depend upon me—but ask no more questions. You will know it all in time. The most unaccountable business! But hush, hush!” Emma 1815-12-23T00:00:00Z The sounds in the gym faded to a hush, until all I was aware of was the runway and the vault table at the end of it. Courage to Soar 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Ron asked in a hushed voice, as he held it tight in his clenched fist. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z KarkarofFs voice sounded anxious and hushed, as though keen not to be overheard. Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire 2000-07-08T00:00:00Z He spoke in the serious, hushed voice he had used with Mami those last few days in the old country. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z “Hermione, there’s obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers’s hood fell off when I cursed him, he’s supposed to be inside too. But what happened to you, Remus? Where’s George?” Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z The boys swiped one more hush puppy each and trotted back toward their houses. Stella by Starlight 2015-01-06T00:00:00Z There seemed to be a hint of hushed respect in it. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Every once in a while, a swear word would drift through the screen door from out in the yard and Mrs. Odom would march out there and tell them to hush up talking like that. Wish 2016-08-30T00:00:00Z "You look beautiful," says Prim in a hushed voice. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The Glastonbury Festival’s future wasn’t exactly Bavarian chic and hushed reverence either. The Story of Music 2012-12-25T00:00:00Z Pong could just make out his hushed words. A Wish in the Dark 2020-03-24T00:00:00Z Dad stayed on a chair in the kitchen, took us to the lavatory in the backyard when we needed it, and in the night hushed the twins when they cried from the cold. Angela's Ashes: A Memoir 1996-09-05T00:00:00Z He worried about Mama’s cheeriness, her tuneless humming, her determination to serve all of Master’s meals, her frequent hushed words to Amala. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Oh hush and bring your heinie,” she says with a chuckle before heading back to the Winnebago. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z “You hush, Mary Anne,” Karen said, “this is the first game.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z I slipped outside and saw how still Montego Drive looked—quiet as a ghost town, the air hushed and peaceful, the only sound the pulsing rhythm of Mrs. Cantrell's sprinklers. It All Comes Down to This 2017-07-11T00:00:00Z In hushed voices, Hall told his friend about his decision. Bomb 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z Biddy cut me a look and say, “You hush. You don’t even like ducks.” Girls Like Us 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Only sound is crickets and peepers and the hush of warm summer wind. The Young Man and the Sea 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z The crowd of thirty-five thousand hushed, and the bell rang. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z It was so hushed you could hear the nurses’ rubber-soled shoes squeaking all the way down the hall. The Glass Castle 2005-03-01T00:00:00Z The chirrup of crosswalk signals, the shrieking of sirens, the hissing of air brakes, even the hushed chatter of people strolling on the sidewalk—I heard every sound individually. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z There was a hush, and all turned their eyes on Frodo. The Fellowship of the Ring 1954-07-29T00:00:00Z She rubs my back and speaks in hushed tones that tell lies. The Hate U Give 2017-02-28T00:00:00Z He was friendly and quite calm, but we had scarcely more than exchanged greetings when the door opened and a hush fell as Julian slipped in and closed the door quietly behind him. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z “I’m going to slap you if you don’t hush.” The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z The waves pull in and out, gentle as a hushed breath. I Can Make This Promise 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z As I entered the classroom, a hush fell over the students. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z They shake their fists and growl until Tía Inés hushes them. Merci Suárez Changes Gears 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z As I stood there, hushed and still, I could swear that the house was not an empty shell but lived and breathed as it had lived before. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z The complicated chain of events, known as the Watergate scandal, included hush money and destroyed evidence. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z The hushed silence seemed to stretch on and on. A Game of Thrones 1997-08-04T00:00:00Z As they turned into the driveway, they saw Mama standing at the end of it, Tono and Patria at her side, trying to hush her. In the Time of the Butterflies 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z Then I realized that all the growling and snarling had hushed. Old Yeller 1956-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice was hushed like we were in church. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He couldn’t know that at this very moment, people meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses and saying in hushed voices: “To Harry Potter — the boy who lived!” Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 1997-06-26T00:00:00Z My parents spoke only in hushed tones of Uncle’s first wife. Kira-Kira 2004-02-01T00:00:00Z Exam week began and an unnatural hush fell over the castle. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z After she reads my chart and talks to the nurses, she goes back downstairs to my family, who have stopped talking in hushed tones and are now all engaged in solitary activities. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z When he did start up again, his voice was all low and hushed, like he was talking in a church or a hospital or some other sacred site. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z I knew he wanted to ask what we would do next, but Liam hushed us both and started down a side trail that I had never seen before. The Darkest Minds 2012-12-18T00:00:00Z In the hushed silence, it had been as loud as a rifle shot. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I kept telling you to hush, Luster said. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The stadium turns hushed as an assistant hands him a sealed envelope. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z He went into a bedroom with my mom and they talked in hushed whispers. How Dare the Sun Rise 2017-05-16T00:00:00Z “Go on,” I said in a hushed voice. Moon Over Manifest 2010-10-12T00:00:00Z He used to be the one who hushed her. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z It is a happy thing that time quells the longings of vengeance and hushes the promptings of rage and aversion. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z “I have ridden through the streets of Durham,” he told the hushed crowd. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z In the press car, a hush had gradually fallen over the Washington contingent of writers and coaches as they had taken in just how far behind the Husky Clipper was. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z Hugh's family was hobnobbing with chiefs and sultans while I ate hush puppies at the Sanitary Fish Market in Morehead City, a beach towel wrapped like a hijab around my head. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z “There’s an uprising in Eight?” he says in a hushed voice. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z They walked around Wall Street, recalling the hushed tones in which their parents had talked about the place in 1929. The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics 2014-05-27T00:00:00Z I watched in confusion as the people stopped their prayers and looked at my crumpled form in hushed fear. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z When they turned into the narrow courtyard outside the main entrance of Bayside Press, all the city noise seemed to hush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z I wish they would stand still and hush. Inside Out and Back Again 2011-03-22T00:00:00Z At once, a hush fell over the room. The Remains of the Day 1989-05-01T00:00:00Z His voice was soothing and hushed in mystery. The Westing Game 1979-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a great laugh and then they hushed to listen. Their Eyes Were Watching God 1937-09-18T00:00:00Z They stood there in the hushed dark of the yard, struggling for words. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z There was a hushed whinny, as if the horse understood what he was saying. Bone Gap 2015-03-03T00:00:00Z The space was high and hushed, like any church, but the air stank of sulfur, like a pit of hell. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z While the old people were not unkind, they were not interested in the girl—they spent most of their time telling her to hush or to leave them alone. When the Sea Turned to Silver 2016-10-04T00:00:00Z Glerk called for everyone to hush a moment so he could think. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z When they turned into the narrow courtyard outside the main entrance of Bayside Press, all the city noise seemed to hush. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z The hushed journeyers with Christ answered the priest’s prayer. Bless Me, Ultima 1972-01-01T00:00:00Z She said, in a voice much louder than she had intended, so loud that the entire table hushed at its sound, “I remember. Oh, I remember.” The Devil's Arithmetic 1988-01-01T00:00:00Z “Are you all right, my friend?” the man said, his voice hushed and stricken. The Girl Who Drank the Moon 2016-08-09T00:00:00Z There were so many girls in so many windows washing this way that it seemed a kind of hushed and expectant ritual. A Tree Grows in Brooklyn 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z They stood, dazed, the air strangely hushed after the chaos that had come before. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Deydey let a silence fall and then told the ending in a hushed, spooky tone. The Birchbark House 1999-07-21T00:00:00Z It was hushed by the tons of snow. My Side of the Mountain 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z “Now, both of you hush,” said the mother. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z The mists muffled the sound of her voice, making it seem small and hushed. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z “It does make sense,” Miss Leefolt say, but then she hush up when I come over to fill up they glasses. The Help 2009-02-10T00:00:00Z Dwarfed by the mountain, hushed by the wind. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Koffi faltered in her steps as a hush fell over the tent. Beasts of Prey 2021-09-28T00:00:00Z We live, he said to the hushed congregation, in a day and age when fathers often do not receive the respect they should from their sons. October Sky 1999-04-01T00:00:00Z I glance around as the crowd quiets, an expectant hush in the air. Warcross 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z I whooped, then covered my ears and hushed. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z No one dared break the hush that had taken hold of the station. The Cricket in Times Square 1960-01-01T00:00:00Z Everyone was speaking in hushed voices, racing back and forth from the dressing room, even though the audience hadn’t even begun to gather yet. When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z Carefully, Ben placed his new All Stars in the locker, then entered the hushed conversation by sitting on the wooden bench and turning toward Pinkie Taylor. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z They were not hushed by the Trevi Fountain; they were not silenced by the Colosseum. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z Angela’s name pulsed beneath the hushed conversations like a muted drum. 145th Street: Short Stories 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z The noisy Greek camp was hushed; nothing was stirring there. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z All over Castle Black, Melisandre knew, the same sudden hush had fallen, and every man and boy turned toward the Wall, listening, waiting. A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z Skeptical, Master Hyrrokkin squinted to read, then gave a crack of a laugh that turned every head in the huge, hushed room. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z Everyone spoke in hushed tones, treading quietly over the decks. Six of Crows 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z Lil hushed for a while, but she started again before too long. Okay for Now 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z Mouse Girl gets it and hushes her mouth. Born Behind Bars 2021-09-07T00:00:00Z Twig wore these plastic-heeled shoes that clacked when she walked, and everyone hushed and stared like we were in a movie. The Science of Breakable Things 2018-03-06T00:00:00Z A woman hushed a fretful baby with a pacifier. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z But Olive didn’t hush until the coachman stopped the carriage, came inside with us, and slapped her smartly across the face. Ella Enchanted 1998-09-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Nixon, the headmaster, hushed everything up so it didn't get in the papers or anything. Black Swan Green 2006-04-10T00:00:00Z For a moment, in a hushed lull, as he lay alone, with everyone else scattered across the field, he looked dead. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z The lobby was hushed as a library, but beyond those doors, she knew, were the cracked concrete sidewalks and the rush and clamor and ruthlessness of the city. Little Fires Everywhere 2017-09-12T00:00:00Z It’s a hushed cry—not like a storm, but like a drizzle. American Street 2017-02-14T00:00:00Z “It’s Camel,” Earl says in a hushed voice. Water for Elephants 2006-05-26T00:00:00Z It was lovely as ever, the hush of the island. Orphan Island 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z His eye burst open like a hole, to hush me. Grendel 1971-01-01T00:00:00Z The room was so dimly lit, so quiet and cool, that her voice was hushed. Son 2012-10-02T00:00:00Z The two of them stood face-to-face, him yelling, her pleading with him in hushed tones to lower his voice. The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates 2010-04-27T00:00:00Z Our whole class hushed and listened, but I pretended she was reading only to me. Root Magic 2021-01-05T00:00:00Z “Oh, hush up,” she hissed, and he chuckled. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Anderson faced the now hushed and expectant crowd that stretched across the Mall from the base of the Lincoln Memorial all the way to the Washington Monument. The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights 2004-05-25T00:00:00Z In a hushed voice, she said, “You can’t use magic here.” Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z A drum struck savagely through the hush, sent it shivering, flying...people blinked and stared, called thus rudely to take up their ordinary existence. Nectar in a Sieve 1954-01-01T00:00:00Z He gave it to me and I hushed. The Sound and the Fury 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z But she did hush, and the Captain began to read. Jacob Have I Loved 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z Along with grits and hush puppies, the abbreviated form of you all was a dangerous step on an insidious path leading straight to the doors of the Baptist church. Me Talk Pretty One Day 2000-05-02T00:00:00Z The school was hushed around them, so hushed that Archie wondered whether the office was soundproof. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z There was a hush in the courtroom as Mollie looked on; her gaze could no longer be avoided. Killers of the Flower Moon 2017-04-18T00:00:00Z The evening hush had fallen, and the high trees stood looking at the Wait without a sound. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z “You hush,” she says, removing her seat belt and rotating her seat all the way around so it’s facing the live-in part of the RV. Clean Getaway 2020-01-07T00:00:00Z Now they sat cross-legged or sprawled on the floor, speaking in hushed voices. The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z A hush fell over the soldiers as everyone stopped to stare at the small group of men that had gathered near the pitcher’s mound. The Red Umbrella 2010-04-25T00:00:00Z It was not unpleasant, but it was full, like the hush before a sudden downpour. Darius the Great Is Not Okay 2018-08-28T00:00:00Z A momentary hush passed over the group of people round the chairs as they saw the black overalls of an Inner Party member approaching. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z “Yes, I see, Boots. Big bug!” said Gregor in a hushed voice, wrapping his arms tightly around her. Gregor the Overlander 2003-09-01T00:00:00Z Then Cymbeline spent a few minutes explaining something in a hushed voice—probably the events of the night. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z They said their Salaams in respectful hushed tones. The Kite Runner 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z A hush has fallen over the room, and I can feel it spreading across Panem. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z When the anthem finishes and the screen goes dark, a hush falls on the room. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z “Who sent it to you?” said Ron in a hushed voice. Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban 1999-07-08T00:00:00Z He felt the hush which Ml upon the company, and saw Master Twyti wave silently to the lymerer to uncouple his hounds. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Not a hush, not a muting of the noise, but utter, almost violent silence. Educated 2018-02-20T00:00:00Z I told these worries to hush, that it was my sacred duty to be well rested and refreshed when the evening’s festivities began. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z So, when he asked her how she had chosen the four members of her academic team, Mrs. Olinski knitted her brow and answered with hushed seriousness. The View From Saturday 1996-09-01T00:00:00Z “You hush, Reverend. It’s me that don’t never kneel down without I thank the Lord for you.” Go Tell It on the Mountain 1953-05-18T00:00:00Z As Mrs. Scatcherd leads us down the center aisle toward a low stage at the front, a hush falls over the crowd, and then a swelling murmur. Orphan Train 2013-04-02T00:00:00Z My ma told me to hush and sit quiet—I was too little to be running my mouth. Hurricane Child 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z They hushed, and the rumbling became a sound. The Underground Railroad: A Novel 2016-08-02T00:00:00Z And when Eril-Fane rose to his feet at the head of the table at their first shared meal, they’d waited with hushed expectancy for the information that was their due. Strange the Dreamer 2017-03-28T00:00:00Z That hushed tone meant he hadn’t told the others that she’d been about to abandon them. Dactyl Hill Squad 2018-09-11T00:00:00Z He finally knew what she was saying but he wouldn’t hush. The Heart is a Lonely Hunter 1940-07-29T00:00:00Z All was hushed and still, except for those odd thumping and whimpering noises coming from somewhere close by in the mist.... Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z But of course four or five thousand people had seen the transformation and the affair could not possibly be hushed up. The Horse and His Boy 1954-09-06T00:00:00Z I can hear the audience hushing one another, not wanting to miss anything. The Hunger Games 2008-09-14T00:00:00Z The empty mouth caught the chill breeze and a hushed muttering rose from the cauldron’s depths, like the lost voices of the tormented dead. The Black Cauldron 1965-06-01T00:00:00Z Hazel felt the expectant hush in the air, like the trees were waiting for something. Breadcrumbs 2011-09-27T00:00:00Z “What do these symbols mean?” she asked in a hushed voice. Huntress 2011-04-05T00:00:00Z All the leaves were still, and in this little square even the traffic noise was hushed. The Subtle Knife 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z Out on the porch, the men talked in urgent, hushed tones. Out of Darkness 2015-09-01T00:00:00Z Haie let him get a gasp of air every so often, when he would give a mighty yell that was immediately hushed. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z The silence pressed upon him: There was no bustling or talk or swift footsteps here; the purple-carpeted corridors were as hushed as though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z There was a strange hush, as if the city were holding its breath. The City of Ember 2003-05-01T00:00:00Z “Yes, hush. Don’t tell Billy, though. Don’t tell anyone yet. Come on back.” The Golden Compass 1995-07-01T00:00:00Z Instant silence fell on the gay throng, and not a sound, but the dash of fountains or the rustle of orange groves sleeping in the moonlight, broke the hush, as Count de Adelon spoke thus: Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z As a hush fell over the crowd, George heard a faint voice. I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z |
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