How to Use silent treatment in a Sentence

silent treatment

noun

• China’s next move may be to give the silent treatment a try.
  — Alan Rappeport, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2019
• This time, the candidates will get the silent treatment.
  — Michael M. Grynbaum, New York Times, 19 Oct. 2020
• Ivana, the 31-year-old bar mitzvah dancer, gives Clayton the silent treatment.
  — Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 4 Jan. 2022
• That is the adverse outcome of the silent treatment of AI Ethics worker burnout.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022
• The silent treatment and throwing out your things (twice) are abusive.
  — Carolyn Hax, Washington Post, 20 July 2022
• Gespass’ request isn’t the only one the city has given the silent treatment.
  — al, 6 Sep. 2019
• Bill, for his part, seems as upset about Hillary’s silent treatment as the fact Dennis Kucinich won’t take his calls.
  — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 27 Oct. 2021
• Her teenage daughter, Ally, opts to stay with her dad and give her mother the silent treatment.
  — Michele Filgate, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2021
• The mayor encouraged fans to turn their backs and give Alomar the silent treatment.
  — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, 30 May 2018
• Is there anyone else who’s given you the silent treatment after a dunk?
  — Nina Mandell, For The Win, 21 June 2018
• His teammates were too excited to give him the silent treatment.
  — Bobby Nightengale, Cincinnati.com, 23 June 2018
• Ribbing was necessary, the silent treatment their tease of choice.
  — Chandler Rome, Houston Chronicle, 26 Apr. 2018
• Teammates gave Papierski the silent treatment in the dugout.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 7 Aug. 2022
• His teammates rewarded him with the silent treatment in the dugout before coming together to mob him and rub his long hair.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 22 Apr. 2021
• But the silent treatment ultimately harms the person causing it, too.
  — Daryl Austin, The Atlantic, 26 Mar. 2021
• And yes, shutting someone down with exasperation can be a form of control, and yes, the silent treatment can be a form of control.
  — Washington Post, 21 Aug. 2020
• Unlike some big companies, Amazon has preferred to give Mr. Trump the silent treatment.
  — Jay Greene, WSJ, 5 Sep. 2018
• Explaining your feelings aloud can be difficult, but the silent treatment will not get you anywhere right now.
  — Tarot Astrologers, chicagotribune.com, 11 Aug. 2021
• His teammates greeted him with the silent treatment as a fan outside the stadium collected the baseball.
  — Nathan Ruiz, baltimoresun.com, 30 Aug. 2020
• But Zuckerberg’s five-day silent treatment may prove more damning for Facebook than any of the news that precipitated it.
  — Jessi Hempel, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2018
• Biden had hoped to discuss having the oil-rich countries increase exports amid soaring gas prices in the U.S. and a ban on imports of Russian gas, but was given the silent treatment for his efforts.
  — Fox News, 14 Oct. 2022
• But really, is giving your top customers the silent treatment any way to reward their loyalty?
  — Christopher Elliott, USA TODAY, 28 Mar. 2020
• The three homers in the second inning happened so quickly that Reds players didn’t have time to think about giving Fairchild the silent treatment in the dugout, a common way to celebrate a player’s first career homer.
  — Bobby Nightengale, The Enquirer, 14 July 2022
• The silent treatment President Donald Trump had been getting from the Democratic candidates in the debates ended this week.
  — Sarah Elbeshbishi, USA TODAY, 1 Aug. 2019
• Given that the show has typically come out near Father's Day every year, the silent treatment from Paramount is starting to lead to a lot of confusion and frustration.
  — Kayla Keegan, Good Housekeeping, 30 June 2021
• This normally manifests as awkward conversations or maybe a bit of silent treatment one way or the other.
  — Mike Wehner, BGR, 27 Mar. 2021
• Over the past several months, my mom has maintained her level of comfort and safety most of the time, but she’ll eventually get worn down by my sister’s guilt trips and silent treatment and will see them in person anyway.
  — Annie Lane, oregonlive, 30 Nov. 2020
• Dealing with conflict by hiding and using the silent treatment to punish one’s spouse sets a poor example for your children, who are old enough to recognize that something is wrong between Daddy and Mommy.
  — Abigail Van Buren, oregonlive, 20 Jan. 2022
• This miscommunication is far too minor and juvenile for anyone to be giving or getting the silent treatment.
  — Annie Lane, cleveland, 12 Aug. 2022
• Higashioka was given the silent treatment after his third-inning drive, then homered in the eighth on a 35 mph eephus pitch from Frank Schwindel, a first baseman making his second mound appearance in 10 days.
  — Ronald Blum, Hartford Courant, 12 June 2022

Last Updated: 24 Jul 2024