| He rushed over to the playpen, lifted up the baby, quieted her, carried her back to the table, and sat down again facing me, the baby in his lap. |
| Most of her subjects took three years to find the work that finally quieted their gnawing sense of discontent. |
| The catchy name was coined when cooks quieted begging dogs by throwing them scraps of fried dough while dinner was prepared. |
| They quieted, however, when the Elder waved a hand to shush them, the better to hear what else the Imkill had to say. |
| Soon everybody quieted down, and remained silent as we tried to figure out where to go to next. |
| Evening was closing in, the air grew crisper by the minute, and the wind quieted to a whisper. |
