Sentence examples for a dramatic pause from inspiring English sources

Then came a dramatic pause.

"China," he said after a dramatic pause.

"The duck says" — he looks up, for a dramatic pause — "quack".

Then, after a dramatic pause, he announced that the programme would be briefly adjourned.

There is a dramatic pause, before she responds with a straight face.

Every time an actor took a dramatic pause, I expected laughter, and was seldom disappointed.

Most pianists would do the opposite: take an extra moment to let a phrase sink in with a slight dramatic pause before moving to the next.

"It's a trip… it's a wild ride… it comes to an end…." She took a long, dramatic pause.

Why?" He takes a long, dramatic pause: "Because in about two decades, a few young professionals made some very important changes".

After a rather dramatic pause, Mr. Ball replied, "You showed no signs of drunkenness".

And after a slight dramatic pause, he and Mr. Hotchner burst out laughing.