1
: not expressed in or accompanied by words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
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Examples of wordless in a Sentence
he stood wordless before his accusers
a wordless fondness for each other
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The season’s first episode, an extended, mostly wordless interlude of flashbacks and intrusive thoughts afflicting Carmy in the weeks after his restaurant opens, manages to be strikingly ambitious while also comprehensible.
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
On the Friday before the experience opened to the public, a gaggle of children gathered in wordless thrall to witness a maintenance worker repairing an engine overhead.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Exploring the artist’s life and her wordless language of colour, new ways of seeing are found.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The season premiere was a harbinger of things to come: an atmospheric, nearly wordless journey through Carmy’s memories of becoming a chef.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 June 2024
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Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 26 July 2024
On the Friday before the experience opened to the public, a gaggle of children gathered in wordless thrall to witness a maintenance worker repairing an engine overhead.
—Jessica Roy, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2024
Exploring the artist’s life and her wordless language of colour, new ways of seeing are found.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 10 July 2024
The season premiere was a harbinger of things to come: an atmospheric, nearly wordless journey through Carmy’s memories of becoming a chef.
—Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 30 June 2024
See all Example Sentences for wordless
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wordless
adjective
word·less
ˈwərd-ləs 
1
: not expressed in or having words
a wordless picture book
2
: silent sense 1, speechless
sat wordless throughout the meeting
wordlessly
adverb
wordlessness
noun
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