Present
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Both words in one sentence
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One day, she meets someone else who does not present his true self at school: a quiet, glasses-wearing boy called Miyamura Izumi.
Source: Manga / Horimiya - All Quiet on the Western Front is written entirely in present tense first person, with the exception of the very last lines.
Source: Present Tense Narrative -
In the present day scenes, Sayuri actually keeps some facts quiet out of respect for the Chairman's family.
Source: Literature / Memoirs of a Geisha
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Quiet and Present. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/quiet
Present & Quiet. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/quiet>.
Quiet or Present. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/present/quiet.
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