| They call their dogs, tie their shoelaces, shush their teething babies and look for reassurance to the striking of the town clock. |
| Lily started to speak but Joe raised one finger to shush her. |
| They started to shush me and told me to be quiet or I wouldn't hear her crying. |
| They quieted, however, when the Elder waved a hand to shush them, the better to hear what else the Imkill had to say. |
| I need my little musical rhythm to wrap me up and shush me tenderly as I wonder about the black-haired girl, and the basilisks in the hotel lobby. |
| It was meant to be her big career revival, a triumphant return to form that would finally shush the incessant tabloid coverage of her car crash of a life. |
