could hear a pin drop
Example Sentences
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"Usually in the changing rooms, there's a bit of craic and banter. You could hear a pin drop, everybody's on their phones, just looking."
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026
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
When she’d finished, you could hear a pin drop in the room.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022
You could hear a pin drop in the room as he spoke the words.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
