Below you will find example sentences with "remained silent". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Remained Silent in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: silent
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 10
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 22.3 words

Words in this phrase

remained silent

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • remained can mean: simple past and past participle of remain Frequent word
  • silent can mean: Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet. Frequent word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 11 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and sean remained silent 1× bieber has remained silent on the 1× bjp has remained silent on the 1× clarke remained silent as his 1× family members remained silent as the 1× friends who remained silent out of 1× harassment but remained silent on the 1× have largely remained silent on the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he remained silent 2× another area the 1× as top wrestlers 1× before making their 1× bieber has remained 1× bitwise founders federally 1×

Common sentence endings:

on the matter 2× a few years 1× a police car 1× and other improprieties 1× become politically compromised 1× bhushan sharan singh 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

people 5× sexual 3× family 3× bjp 3× matter 3× allegations 2× bitwise 2× former 2× court 2× thursday 2× host 2× support 2×

Related phrases

silent film silent auction stay silent remained loyal

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around silent:

silent film 14× silent auction 10× stay silent 8×

Just before it in the phrase index:

remained loyal remain open remain high remain closed remain calm relying solely

Just after it in the phrase index:

remaining seed remains unchanged remains unclear remains unknown remarks came remote areas

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

remained loyal

Same ending:

stay silent

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "remained silent" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 22.3 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and sean remained silent, bieber has remained silent on the, people, sexual and family stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with silent film, silent auction, stay silent, silent film, silent auction and stay silent, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with remained silent

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

However, Gaga remained silent on the matter. (7 words)

The BJP has remained silent on the matter. (8 words)

Clarke remained silent as his co-host stepped in. (9 words)

Longer example sentences

As top wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar, the government shared “major findings” of the probe committee that looked into allegations of sexual harassment but remained silent on the charges against the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh. (38 words)

Duterte said the information was leaked by her friends who remained silent out of fear of repercussions, adding that she had expected this “playbook” to be implemented by people who wanted to bring down her family. (36 words)

Bitwise founders federally charged in $100 million fraud scheme, began months earlierFormer Bitwise co-CEOs Irma Olguin Jr. and Jake Soberal remained silent as they were confronted by former employees while leaving court on Thursday. (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

As top wrestlers protest at Jantar Mantar, the government shared “major findings” of the probe committee that looked into allegations of sexual harassment but remained silent on the charges against the wrestling federation chief Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh.

Bitwise founders federally charged in $100 million fraud scheme, began months earlierFormer Bitwise co-CEOs Irma Olguin Jr. and Jake Soberal remained silent as they were confronted by former employees while leaving court on Thursday.

Clarke remained silent as his co-host stepped in.

CNN host Dana Bash said she has noticed that progressive women have largely remained silent on the horrific sexual assaults Hamas committed during its deadly invasion of the Jewish state.

Critics suggested Sharp — who remained silent during the Lineker crisis — was unable to speak out in support of the BBC because his own position had become politically compromised.

On each occasion Mr Burke, accompanied in court by members of his family including his parents Martina and Sean. remained silent.

People remained silent with hands together and heads bowed as they waited for the hearse to approach, but then broke into applause when it came into view.

Survivors and family members remained silent as the video was shown.

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Taliban intelligence and other officials in Kabul have remained silent over the detentions.

The BJP has remained silent on the matter.

The MMD emphasizes that it is surprising to witness the very people who once remained silent in the face of these injustices now becoming the most vocal in their pleas for support and sympathy.

Another area the rapper has remained silent is on the mounting troubles for his friend Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is under investigation and prosecution for sexual assault and other improprieties.

Before making their Instagram debut in 2017, the couple remained silent about their romance for a few years.

Bieber has remained silent on the matter despite the swirling allegations.

Boris Johnson, who has become another cheerleader for Mr Trump in the UK, remained silent today on the former president’s debate performance.

Duterte said the information was leaked by her friends who remained silent out of fear of repercussions, adding that she had expected this “playbook” to be implemented by people who wanted to bring down her family.

He remained silent as he was led out of a Brooklyn police station Thursday afternoon and was ushered into a police car.

He remained silent when asked how many people were involved or how long the procedure would take.

However, Gaga remained silent on the matter.

Maharashtra Congress president Nana Patole raised concerns, asking, “When the BJP was in power in Karnataka, Marathi-speaking people in Belagavi faced atrocities, yet the BJP remained silent.

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