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Meanings of taciturn man in English

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Usage of taciturn man in English
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In fact, she'd come to admire this strange, awkward and taciturn man.
The Flanders Panel
2
His father had been a simple, taciturn man who'd married above himself.
Oracle's Queen
3
This was a hopelessly taciturn man, but Eve seemed to understand him.
The Grey Lady
4
But he is a taciturn man, not prone to gushing or shouting.
The Guardian
5
He is always very much on his guard, and is a taciturn man.
A Rock in the Baltic
6
He was a dark, taciturn man, and his moody silence froze up conversation.
Four Max Carrados Detective Stories
7
Edklinth thought of him as a taciturn man who could act ruthlessly when necessary.
The girl who kicked the hornet's nest
8
He was, I say, a taciturn man, but one day speech broke through him.
Tono-Bungay
9
Hand, a very heavy, taciturn man, merely looked at him.
The Titan
10
He was a large, grave, taciturn man, capable of almost incredible feats of physical endurance.
Roosevelt in the Bad Lands
11
He was a solemn-faced, taciturn man, devoted to Clinton.
Rodman the Boatsteerer, and Other Stories / 1898
12
Like Gilfillan, he was a quiet, somewhat taciturn man.
The Call of the South / 1908
13
Her Irish boyfriend was a taciturn man who would spend their nights out ignoring her.
The Irish Times
14
The husband was a taciturn man, and appeared to sulk under the scrutiny of the neighbourhood.
The Mermaid: A Love Tale
15
Neri had always been a taciturn man, but he found himself opening up to Michael Corleone.
The Godfather
16
Mr Lennon was a lean, bronzed, taciturn man.
A Town like Alice
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