The six scientists who were grouped around the table ate quietly.

I ate quietly and was ready for my night watch shift.

We ate quietly, talking about the magazine he worked for, his kids, the neighborhood.

He ate quickly and quietly, listening, but not participating in the conversation at all.

So he ate quietly, and let his eyes rove from one of the young men to another.

The three of them sat companionably together for a while, eating quietly.

"All that momentous business going on while we sit here quietly eating our dinner."

His operations officer said nothing, eating quietly and waiting for the decision he knew was coming.

And there she was, eating quietly at their favorite table.

They eat quietly at several tables and leave quickly, ashamed of their poverty.