1.   At the same time, art seems to be struck all but mute by the Holocaust, a nightmare that began somewhere but seems to end nowhere.

2.   First, I would humbly request that You strike mute any head of state who invokes Your name.

3.   The children, who are struck mute by the tragedy, move through the film like sleepwalkers.

4.   The usually talkative Heinle was struck mute in the group interview session and chose his words carefully when later addressing a smaller gathering.