How to Use quiet in a Sentence

quiet

1 of 3 noun
  • I need a little peace and quiet.
  • Can I have some quiet here? I'm trying to study.
  • But there was one voice that cut through the quiet of a losing streak.
    — Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Pack in, pack out, and enjoy the peace and quiet of solitude.
    — J.d. Simkins, Sunset Magazine, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Keeping the 24-year-old quiet is no mean feat.
    — Thom Harris, New York Times, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The men moved so slowly up the steps, their footfalls were clear in the quiet.
    — Washington Post, 17 Apr. 2021
  • When the crashing stopped, an eerie quiet fell over the highway.
    — Nichole Manna, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 Jan. 2026
  • The quiet of Vis to fancy evenings on Hvar.
    — Jason Phillips, USA Today, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Rent a canoe or kayak and bask in the blissful quiet of the wilderness.
    — Joie Probst, Midwest Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The former dance hall is gone, leaving a peaceful quiet in its wake.
    — Lukas Flippo, The Indianapolis Star, 2 July 2021
  • The state’s silence has kept the county quiet on any new mask guidelines.
    — Jonathan Wosen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2021
  • In the quiet of the library, Molina couldn’t raise his voice.
    — oregonlive, 3 Mar. 2021
  • The books were gone, and the studious quiet that once filled the space had turned into a heavy silence.
    — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
  • To look at a full moon is to look for fullness in yourself, a glowing quiet in the spirit.
    — Gala Mukomolova, refinery29.com, 14 July 2022
  • Wow that the quiet of Sunday surfaces feelings the rest of the week buries.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Kansas City Star, 27 May 2026
  • By dusk, an eerie quiet had fallen over central parts of the capital.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • The sky is fogged to white; the Bronx River ruffles the heavy quiet.
    — Jia Tolentino, Vogue, 9 Mar. 2021
  • Around me, the quiet is broken only by the whir of the cable car engine and the trilling of birds.
    — New York Times, 12 May 2022
  • The thumping of a lone helicopter overhead broke the eerie quiet.
    — Los Angeles Times, 16 Nov. 2020
  • So the quiet of the mountains this season is startlingly strange.
    — The Economist, 27 Feb. 2021
  • Umbria thrives in the quiet of a cloister, the scent of rain on ancient stone, the warmth of a local smile.
    — Matteo Della Grazia, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2025
  • To me, this record so much is about the starkness of the pandemic and what came up in that quiet, which is a very loud record.
    — Madison Feller, ELLE, 28 July 2022
  • And only over-ear headphones can provide the complete quiet needed to sleep on those trips.
    — Nicole Nguyen, WSJ, 27 Sep. 2020
  • Against this backdrop, the current quiet does not signal restraint.
    — Will Walters, STAT, 23 Apr. 2026
  • Some of those five are for families to play, while others are for teenagers to hang around with the friends and adults to chill out in the quiet.
    — Ann Abel, Forbes, 27 May 2021
  • The rush of prospectors and the blasting of ore have given way to small towns comfortable in the quiet of the foothills.
    — Kurtis Alexander, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Apr. 2021
  • Yet the effect is of the gentle quiet of snowfall, rather than the lethal frigidity of an icicle.
    — Claire Messud, Harper’s Magazine , 18 Jan. 2022
  • The geyser roared back to life in 2018 after decades of relative quiet.
    — Brian Maffly, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The peace and quiet of summertime on campus belies the roaring chaos of the world outside.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2022
  • The way his gaze left the table, the odd quiet from his seat, the indifference toward his dinner.
    — Taylor Goebel, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2020

quiet

2 of 3 adjective
  • He spoke in a very quiet voice.
  • He led a quiet life.
  • Some days at the store are quieter than others.
  • He's a very quiet person.
  • During the morning, business was quiet.
  • Surprisingly, the class was quiet.
  • She has a quiet disposition.
  • The rest of the night is cozy and quiet.
    — R29 Team, Refinery29, 22 Sep. 2025
  • Did you guys have to keep it quiet?
    — Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 13 May 2026
  • In use, the mouse is as quiet as, well, a mouse.
    — Zackery Cuevas, PC Magazine, 15 Mar. 2026
  • The streets still held the past night’s rain, and the air was quiet.
    — Symiah Dorsey, Southern Living, 28 Feb. 2026
  • Scared and alone, Estes stayed quiet.
    — Kansas City Star, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For now, though, Venice was quiet.
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 4 May 2026
  • Go back and find when the room started to go quiet.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Dior was shy and led a quiet life and enjoyed food.
    — James Fallon, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
  • For a flying bat, the night is not quiet.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 19 May 2026
  • Some are quiet, while other make more noise and cry a lot.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 4 May 2026
  • The islanders did their part to keep things quiet, too.
    — Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • There’s a sense of quiet mystery in tarot.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • Talk about saying the quiet part out loud!
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • Dinner is our peace and quiet time.
    — Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Or maybe their turmoil isn’t all that quiet.
    — Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 23 Feb. 2026
  • In some sea caves, harbor seals rest in the quiet shade.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In some sea caves, harbor seals rest in the quiet shade.
    — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That doesn’t mean the campaign arm is quiet.
    — Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Your bedroom should be dark, cool and quiet.
    — Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • His voice was quiet, like a secret.
    — Literary Hub, 17 June 2026
  • The bulk of the crowd fell quiet as those closest to the sign obliged.
    — Heather Bushman, IndyStar, 24 Sep. 2025
  • For me, that could mean a workout, a walk or quiet time with my son.
    — Rolling Stone Culture Council, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The apartment was dark and quiet.
    — Wyatt Williams, Harpers Magazine, 2 June 2026

quiet

3 of 3 verb
  • At the same time, what if the meds could quiet his brain?
    — Lacey Rose, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2025
  • But when that noise quiets, the brain doesn’t just go idle.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Ulloa stood up and clinked his glass to quiet the group.
    — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • There’s still more work to do and plenty of doubters to quiet.
    — Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Finns often say sauna is a place to quiet both the body and the mind.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • Yet, for now, the guns have quieted.
    — Noo Saro-Wiwa, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Will the Seahawks be able to quiet the hype with a win at home?
    — Richard Morin, USA TODAY, 15 Dec. 2022
  • The mass protests have quieted.
    — ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Junk journaling is a great way to quiet that noise.
    — Jennifer Liu, CNBC, 21 Dec. 2025
  • Ozempic quiets this noise for a lot of people.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 13 June 2026
  • Ozempic quiets this noise for a lot of people.
    — Ryan Brennan, Sacbee.com, 10 June 2026
  • Of course, there were gardens and labyrinths to quiet the mind, open the heart and ground the body.
    — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Jan. 2024
  • There is something about using my hands that helps calm my nerves and quiets my mind.
    — Brittney Oliver, Essence, 10 Dec. 2025
  • That just kind of quiets everything else.
    — Matt Gelb, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2025
  • At first, the army did bring order to the streets and quieted public protests.
    — Time, 9 Oct. 2025
  • There are birds, their songs and calls rising to the surface when the traffic quiets.
    — Emily Brindley, Dallas Morning News, 8 Jan. 2026
  • As if in its design, faced with such immense grandeur before it, the mind quiets.
    — Matthew Askari, Men's Health, 19 Apr. 2023
  • The new contract will do little to quiet that chatter.
    — Mike Defabo, New York Times, 2 June 2026
  • Like their ego is being quieted .
    — Outside Online, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Relax, enjoy the breath, quiet the mind, and connect with the present.
    — Dulce Moncada, Glamour, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Crow's statement appeared to quiet that chatter, at least for now.
    — Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 26 Oct. 2022
  • Punishing a few will quiet many.
    — Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Nourishing your body quiets your mind and eases fear.
    — Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2026
  • By then, the state’s crackdown had largely quieted the protests.
    — Azadeh Moaveni, The New Yorker, 7 Aug. 2023
  • One was a trip to Walmart, to quiet their classmates’ taunts over their thrift-shop clothes.
    — Jason Deparle, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Nov. 2022
  • The key is to quiet everything else around us and focus on Him.
    — Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 11 July 2022
  • Williams will have to bounce back strong in Week 3 to lead the Bears to a win to quiet them.
    — Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Add in ice cubes one at a time, and turn off the unit when the loud grinding quiets, after just a few seconds.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 15 Feb. 2026
  • Grumet and others doubt those facts will quiet some of the allegations about wind and whales.
    — Ella Nilsen, CNN, 21 July 2023
  • In a close road playoff game, that effort can quiet a building and keep a game getting out of hand.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 6 May 2026

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