silence

Example Sentences

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The silence stretches between us, long and awkward.

From Literature

He grabs my hand and squeezes it, and we sit in silence for a minute or ten, remembering.

From Literature

Deadwood’s abrupt silence felt, to some, like a terrible omen.

From Literature

"Your heart is blown to pieces but do you still need to eat dinner and go to work so I'm not stylistically chasing silence, just representing the truth of it."

From BBC

"And they all turned out but the film finished and there was just silence and nobody spoke."

From BBC