Sentence examples similar to brief silence for effect from inspiring English sources

There was a brief silence, while I prayed for an "engaged" or "unobtainable" signal.

There was a brief silence, like an indrawn breath.

Ruqayah nodded silently and waited, closing her eyes, clasping the other girl's hand, for the brief silence that meant the shooters were reloading.

A brief silence hung before Billings said, "There's nothing for kids here".

Joe doesn't make it, and Arthur is shocked when, after a brief silence, the men head back to the bar, playing cards, joking and hollering for drinks.

No". Another brief silence.

An eery, brief silence.

There was a brief silence.

Another brief silence.

A brief silence follows.

The authors grinned during a brief silence.