The silent message was, Sweetheart, you're on your own with this one.

The policemen looked at each other in a silent message of disbelief.

By the time they had emerged around the keep, a silent message seemed to pass through the crowd.

He found himself addressing silent messages to the other men.

After we'd eaten, I sent a silent, not so subtle message to my father.

"You came to me out of love, not for money," was the silent message.

It was a silent message to the young novice to let the matter drop.

The silent message was plain enough: Go on, get out of here!

He held up both hands, smiling, and it was obvious that some silent message had passed between them.

Austin waved as if to say he understood the silent message.