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Meanings of remain mute in English

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Usage of remain mute in English
1
Therefore it does you no good whatsoever to remain mute to my questions.
Speaks the Nightbird
2
Terrible eyes look at me, and I remain mute and trembling.
Dona Perfecta
3
Blood below the waist is every woman's right to remain mute.
Ebony
4
She had to remain mute while she watched the murders.
Bring the Jubilee
5
He could only remain mute and hope the matter would die out of itself.
Deerfoot in The Mountains
6
Let him remain mute, and his question shall be answered.
Traditions of the North American Indians, Vol. 1
7
I can't very well ask that she remain mute.
Hell House
8
May my tongue wither, if I remain mute to-day.
A Word, Only a Word — Volume 01
9
As long as they remain mute, they are safe.
The Substitute Prisoner
10
Though I'd promised to remain mute, the man was so repugnant I couldn't hold myself back.
Bones to Ashes
11
To know that a word might open up Heaven; and yet to have to remain mute!
The Man
12
Generally she would remain mute with wide open eyes gazing at nothing between the gnarled fruit trees.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
13
They remain mute and uncomplaining, just as they have been dropped down from the incoming oxen transports.
The New York Times Current History of the European War, Vol 1, I...
14
It's not OK for a sporting body with a national platform to remain mute about something so serious.
Radio NZ
15
Ginny and Harris remain mute.
Making toast
16
I chose to remain mute.
Bare Bones
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