quiet moment

collocation in English

meaningsofquietandmoment

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quiet
adjective
uk
/ˈkwaɪ.ət/us
/ˈkwaɪ.ət/
making very ...
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moment
noun
uk
/ˈməʊ.mənt/us
/ˈmoʊ.mənt/
a very short period ...
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(Definition ofquietandmomentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They share aquietmomentas the world crumbles around them.
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The commander asks the hydrophone operator to play it during aquietmomenton patrol.
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Nikita responded in kind, and the two shared aquietmoment.
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He thought that if people's minds were to be changed they would be changed in quiet moments of reflection.
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It is far better for us to pursue those safe methods to which we all pledged ourselves in our quiet moments than to make wild experiments of this kind.
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One should sit down and discuss them rationally and logically at quiet moments in history when both sides are looking for solutions that they can evolve together.
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It reoccurs in the film during the quiet moments of the siege, becoming in effect a musical articulation of rhythm of the siege itself.
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The recording atmosphere was decidedly informalthe sounds of the band members talking and moving around can be readily heard during the albums quiet moments.
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The serial has quiet moments balancing the action, which was rare for a serial.
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Veatrice was characterized by her wry, sarcastic demeanor, with quiet moments punctuated by outbursts of obscene language.
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Gone were the earthy good time romps and quiet moments of reflection.
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A major use of noise weighting is in the measurement of residual noise in audio equipment, usually present as hiss or hum in quiet moments of programme material.
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Only at the next halt, and in quiet moments of the next weeks and months, did they allow themselves to dwell on the fact with utter thankfulness.
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