Sentence examples similar to after a marked pause from inspiring English sources

"Wow," he says, after a long pause.

After a brief pause, the cage descends.

"Possibly," Mickelson said after a long pause.

After a long pause Father spoke.

After a thoughtful pause, she continues.

"Hmmm," he said after a long pause.

"Yeah," says Ainslie, after a slight pause.

Yes, he said after a long pause.

After a brief pause, his message continued.

"A very hard question," he says after a long pause.

After a brief pause, the trader responds: "Done.