stillness

IPA: stˈɪɫnʌs

Examples of "stillness" in Sentences

There was stillness in the city.
It is breaking the stillness of the occasion.
With each cup of tea, deftly prepared, there comes a moment of pause, of stillness, that is otherwise absent from the day.
They are easy to control when stillness is required in the duck blind and have a good eye for marking and remembering where birds fall.
They sat a good while in stillness after that, each thinking her own thoughts; or perhaps those of the elder lady took the form of prayers.
So I felt sorry for her, people passing her on the sidewalk like she was a manikin who needed a life but all she got was stillness, which is a form of nothing.
Is there a fundamental discrepancy between the ideals of Daoismlike being rooted in stillness and emptinessand the characteristics needed for political leadership?
The men were still exquisite, postured with their arms draped over their heads in stillness or lunging and leaping in wild fits as the Tchaikovsky score crescendoed.
Alert stillness is needed, as the harvest comes to fruition, and to become aware of God's created beauty, the majesty, the sacredness of nature, as He saw fit to create with His hands.
There are several pathways that help us enhance our awareness, but one very effective way is through mindfulness meditation, which may seem paradoxical, as it emphasizes sitting in stillness.