How to Use quieter in a Sentence

quieter

noun
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  • But the closer the bones get to the surface, the quieter a quarry gets.
    — Corinne Purtill, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2022
  • Omar asked his contact to hold it back, as one of the final lots of the sale, so that the room would be quieter.
    — Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2022
  • The fact that these models tend to be quieter is also a plus.
    — Bobbi Dempsey, Popular Mechanics, 14 Dec. 2022
  • In a quieter room off of the main gallery space, there are portraits of the men who kept the drawings hidden through the decades.
    — Anna Russell, The New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2022
  • As does Salem’s; their chemistry shines in the quieter, tender moments of the film.
    — Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 17 June 2022
  • At first, the goal was to live a quieter life, to partially retire in his 40s.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2021
  • One-quarter of the way through the season, the volume of the criticism has grown quieter.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2021
  • Also, look for a let-down mode, a lighter and quieter mode that helps get your milk ready to flow at the start of pumping.
    — Jamie Spain, Good Housekeeping, 16 May 2022
  • Your pet might be quieter than usual or have a lack of appetite.
    — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The simulations showed the sound to be quieter and slower.
    — Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 5 Apr. 2022
  • New Year’s Eve in San Francisco will be much quieter this year.
    — Greg Norman, Fox News, 30 Dec. 2021
  • The latter costs more (usually $50-plus), but is quieter and lasts longer.
    — Mike Richard, Men's Health, 17 Oct. 2022
  • The Reef House, awash in charm and hospitality, is on the quieter eastern side of the island.
    — San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Mar. 2022
  • As someone who leans on the quieter side, Carr was depended upon to be a leader on the team with a first-year coach.
    — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Wong says that this type of core uses a blend of plastic to create quieter paddles.
    — Stefani Sassos, M.s., R.d.n., C.s.o., C.d.n., Good Housekeeping, 26 Oct. 2022
  • But that nagging voice is a lot quieter these days and no longer provides a constant soundtrack to her life.
    — Ashley Spencer, Washington Post, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The most active phase of the civil rights movement was largely over by then, and many of its foot soldiers had gone back to quieter lives.
    — New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021
  • The area is naturally much quieter in the off-season months, when the days grow colder and cloudier.
    — oregonlive, 26 Oct. 2021
  • And those who have housemates or live in apartments may need to find an elliptical that's on the quieter side.
    — Sara Coughlin, SELF, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Season 3 ended on a quieter note than those of seasons past.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 30 Dec. 2021
  • During the test ride the streets are much quieter than usual, with fewer cars, bikes and pedestrians.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021
  • Restaurants, bars and gyms that were once packed are now noticeably quieter.
    — New York Times, 9 May 2022
  • For starters, the ear-piercing shrieks of fans lining up to meet their favorite creators were just a little quieter.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 29 June 2022
  • The following day, in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn, the emotions were quieter but no less intense.
    — Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2022
  • At a quieter Busan beach called Songjeong, the typhoon had chased away the usual scrum of bodyboarders and surfers.
    — E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 6 Jan. 2023
  • Yet the quieter love-at-first-sight moment required a simpler approach.
    — Washington Post, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Goulet suggested new riders might want to come during the day Thursdays and Fridays, when the trails are quieter.
    — Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 28 July 2022
  • My Proustian sound moment, which rooted me so much in fall, was somehow much quieter than this.
    — Yotam Ottolenghi, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2022
  • As a musician, she was used to a quieter, more internal approach to singing.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 24 Sep. 2021
  • Brian Littrell, however, was often much quieter than the rest of the band during his lead parts.
    — Rory Appleton, The Indianapolis Star, 11 July 2022

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