could hear a pin drop
Example Sentences
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You could hear a pin drop in the room.”
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 24, 2025
"Despite being a usually busy pub, aside from the coverage - you could hear a pin drop," Tait wrote.
From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2022
"The audience was always totally mesmerised by watching the butcher in action - you could hear a pin drop," he says.
From BBC • Oct. 8, 2021
“You kind of could hear a pin drop in the middle of a grass field at that moment. That’s how quiet it was,” said Diggs, who now plays for the Bills.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 11, 2020
You could hear a pin drop in the room as he spoke the words.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
