Sentence examples for a silence then from inspiring English sources

A silence, then: "Neither do I.

There was a silence, then an "Amen" from the back.

There is a silence, then a shot is heard.

There was a silence, then the voice said.

She didn't think before saying, "Someone should make a film about this!" Then came a silence, then a sinking feeling.

There was a silence, then a brave young woman spoke with feeling about a ballot initiative in California.

After he concluded, there was a dead silence, then a couple of the young women went up and hugged him, followed by general congratulations.

There was a brief silence, then Pinter stepped forward.

There was a small silence, then the voice said meekly, "Well, don't blame me for it.

("Meaning, I carry a backpack, but you don't," my husband had said. I'd retained a lofty silence then, too).

We treated ourselves to a respectful silence then, nursing our important things until I felt obliged to ask about her education.