The silence stretched as the patrolman seemed to be reading every single word.

The silence stretched for a couple beats.

A silence stretched as they began reading the next paper in each stack.

Hannah glanced at her friend as the silence stretched and she realized this was where she was expected to interject.

He waited for some indication, but after the silence stretched on so long that Gregor asked, "Rick?

Randi listened as the silence stretched for what seemed minutes but was probably only seconds.

The silence stretched to five minutes as thousands more stood around a carpet of flowers outside the nearby Oslo cathedral.

The silence stretched as the two men looked each other in the eye; then it stretched some more.

The silence stretched as the other vessel steamed towards them, hull up now.

The silence stretched as the man clicked the chip into a wrist-comp and scrolled.