"There's nothing you can do to help him," Joseph said, surprised how steady his voice sounded in the silence of the room.

Her own breathing sounded very loud in the silence, loud enough for someone to hear from miles away.

The distant sounds of the inn door being opened for the day sounded unexpectedly loud in the silence.

Miach had moved forward, the click of his staff on the stone sounding loud in the silence.

"I thought he was saved then," whispered Tom, and even the whisper sounded loud in the silence.

The bell sounded in the silence, its pure, high tone like the sound of heaven itself.

The cracking of the bone sounded clearly in the silence.

The faint crackle of its movement sounded like a gunshot in the silence.

I spoke softly, but my voice sounded loud in the unnatural silence.

The slamming of the door sounded loud in the silence.