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Discover LudwigThe phrase "after a silence" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
Example: After a long silence, she finally spoke up and admitted her mistake.
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After a silence, Mundike spoke.
But after a silence, he corrects himself.
"How did you know?" Mindy asks, after a silence.
"No," he said after a silence, speaking slowly for emphasis.
"You may kill me," he said after a silence.
"I've got to get out," he says after a silence.
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After 1963, a Silence Fell Upon Dallas.
After a long silence, she looked up.
Then, after a long silence, one professor broke the ice.
After a brief silence, a 21-gun salute rang out.
"Sorry," he says after a long silence, and excuses himself.
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