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Meanings of stolid silence in English

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Usage of stolid silence in English
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But there were many who sat and smoked in stolid silence.
A People's Man
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They apparently approved of the comfort, for a stolid silence ensued.
Golden Days for Boys and Girls, Vol. XII, Jan. 3, 1891
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The youngster kept a stolid silence, however, and did not budge.
The Continental Monthly, Vol. 5, No. 2, February, 1864 / Devoted...
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The Englishman has maintained a stolid silence all this while.
Miss Caprice
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They merely moved up in line in stolid silence a little closer to the door.
The Root of Evil
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The Indian puffed on his pipe in stolid silence.
Grace Harlowe's Overland Riders in the Great North Woods
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Hiram said not a word, but he sat looking at the other in stolid silence.
Howard Pyle's Book of Pirates / Fiction, Fact & Fancy Concerning...
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Others sit in stolid silence when called upon, and make no response of any kind.
The Recitation
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After that he fell again into his stolid silence.
The Golden Snare
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The two drummers sat idle in a corner, and all the company sat in stolid silence.
The Fur Bringers: A Story of the Canadian Northwest
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Ariel entered the room-instolid silence, as usual.
The Law and the Lady
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To every question he maintained a stolid silence.
The War Terror
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Gabriel received the communication in stolid silence.
The Story of Paul Boyton: Voyages on All the Great Rivers of the...
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He sat and smoked in stolid silence.
A People's Man
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He stared at them in stolid silence for a while and then rode off, shaking his head.
The Boy Inventors' Radio Telephone
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After driving for half an hour in stolid silence, Ariel astounded me by suddenly bursting into speech.
The Law and the Lady
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