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Examples

  • "Ssh, " said Grace Makutsi, putting a finger to her lips.

    Blue Shoes And Happiness Smith, Alexander McCall 2006

  • "Ssh," he whispered as he brushed the henna into familiar lines.

    Tutoring Lady Jane Featherstone, Charlotte 2005

  • "Ssh," ripping away part of one pigsuit sleeve, baring Marvy's arm.

    Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978

  • "Ssh," hissed Hugh softly, grasping his companion by the wrist.

    Bob Cook and the German Spy Paul Greene Tomlinson

  • "Ssh," whispered the girl to whom she was speaking.

    Katrinka: The Story of a Russian Child 1915

  • I went toward my hostess to greet her, when suddenly everybody began to say "Ssh" and to wave their hands to tell me not to make such a noise.

    The House with the Mezzanine and Other Stories Anton Pavlovich Chekhov 1882

  • The silence was broken by some one among the public laughing, then somebody said "Ssh," and the president looked up and continued:

    Voskresenie. English Leo Tolstoy 1869

  • When Molly was tiny and I was rushing around with lunches, changes of clothes, buggies and blankets, she and her dad would be playing the fool: tipping sand over each other at the seaside and soaking their toes with buckets and spray guns of water; playing interminable games at home with Barbie dolls and Beanie toys; watching Disney films and munching crisps and chocolate bars well after bedtime … Ssh.

    We had the best start in life – a proper dad 2011

  • Ssh,” someone said, hovering over her in the dim, twilit room.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

  • Ssh,” someone said, hovering over her in the dim, twilit room.

    Uprising Margaret Peterson Haddix 2011

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