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Meanings of maintain silence in English

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Usage of maintain silence in English
1
He flushed to the temples but forced himself to maintain silence.
The Entire Project Gutenberg Works of Mark Twain
2
He told the girl, and cautioned her to maintain silence.
The Return of Tarzan
3
In any case, Trirodov saw clearly that it was impossible for him to maintain silence.
The Created Legend
4
After this they shuddered, they humbled themselves, and promised with bitter tears to maintain silence.
Theresa Raquin
5
The scouts would maintain silence except for occasional low-power microburst transmissions among their own force.
Beyond The Frontier: Guardian
6
She was entitled, in fact, to maintain silence.
His Excellency the Minister
7
Whatever the reason, Jack Bauer judged it prudent to maintain silence on the subject for now.
Death angel
8
The most that could be expected from her was that she should maintain silence on the point.
Malvina of Brittany
9
But he was so gratified that he could not long maintain silence, though Brett was obviously disinclined to talk.
The Stowmarket Mystery; Or, A Legacy of Hate
10
It was a struggle to maintain silence, especially as her aunt went on talking in a still more exasperating manner.
The Butterfly House
11
The fourth degree of humility is "to maintain silence until one is asked," to which is opposed "boasting".
Summa Theologica, Part II-II (Secunda Secundae) / Translated by ...
12
And not until the eighteenth was on the point of voting the same way, was he barely induced to maintain silence.
Dio's Rome, Volume 2 / An Historical Narrative Originally Compos...
13
Gesturing for his men to maintain silence, he summoned them to him, indicating that the enemy was hiding in the underbrush.
Hood
14
And as the latter, cornered and unable to maintain silence longer, finally spoke of Father Fouchard's arrest: Why, to be sure!
The Downfall
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Yet he knew that it would be best to maintain silence until the detective had had an opportunity to make an investigation.
The Circus Boys on the Mississippi; Or, Afloat with the Big Show...
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We must maintain silence".
Glasslands
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Maintain silence through the time
Maintain silence across language varieties
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