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Meanings of as taciturn in English

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Usage of as taciturn in English
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I seldom heard the human voice, and became as taciturn as my companion.
The Little Savage
2
She was as taciturn as ever, speaking scarcely a half-dozen words.
The Rock of Chickamauga: A Story of the Western Crisis
3
We said little more, for Nikolai was as taciturn as ever.
Look Back on Happiness
4
Ford is as taciturn as she is garrulous, as private as she is confessional.
The Guardian
5
For once the driver found his match; he had a passenger as taciturn as himself.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 03, No. 18, April, 1859 / A Magazin...
6
The two instructors were as taciturn as the boatman.
In School and Out; or, The Conquest of Richard Grant.
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His father was as taciturn as James was loquacious.
Reuters
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He was not as taciturn, as he had seemed, and presently we had him talking.
Wandl the Invader
9
All who met him formally spoke of him as taciturn, but this was not a natural quality.
The True George Washington [10th Ed.]
10
He had been through so much that he was just as subdued as Michael and just as taciturn.
Michael, Brother of Jerry
11
The three Icelanders, just as taciturn as their comrade the hunter, never spoke, and ate their breakfasts in silence.
A Journey into the Interior of the Earth
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But long continued solitude had rendered her as taciturn and unobservant as if she had been born deaf and blind.
Ishmael; Or, In the Depths
13
While he doesn't insult Roosevelt with that deception, Orson remains as taciturn as a turnip, albeit a turnip with a tail.
Seize the night
14
The three Icelanders, who were as taciturn as their comrade, did not say a word; but went on eating and drinking very quietly and soberly.
A Journey to the Centre of the Earth
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