"silence" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés
- There was a brief silence, punctuated only by the echoes of their footfalls.
- There was silence, punctuated by a burst of language from the other end of the line.
- There was silence punctuated only by one of the six ministers at the table clearing his throat.
- There followed a brief silence, punctuated by the clicking of a keyboard.
- There was a remarkable long silence, punctuated by a deep intake of breath.
- There was an uncomfortable silence, punctuated by the rushing of the wind.
- For a moment there was silence, punctuated, from somewhere deeper inside the building, by one long, isolated scream of pain.
- There was a long silence, punctuated by earnest whispers and a low growl.
- He dialled Kemp and got silence, punctuated by the sounds of sleep.
- But everyone ate in a tense silence, punctuated only by the sound of tearing flesh.
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