could hear a pin drop
Example Sentences
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"Despite being a usually busy pub, aside from the coverage - you could hear a pin drop," Tait wrote.
From Reuters • Sep. 19, 2022
"Starting the day of in a dead silent, tense hall where you could hear a pin drop to barely hearing myself think over the bass during the festival".
From BBC • Jul. 17, 2022
When she’d finished, you could hear a pin drop in the room.
From Washington Post • Feb. 15, 2022
The pandemic that silenced summer’s last hurrah is very much not over, but the days when you could hear a pin drop in dormant Seattle music venues are.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 1, 2021
You could hear a pin drop in the room as he spoke the words.
From "Gregor the Overlander" by Suzanne Collins
