Sentence examples for by a dramatic pause from inspiring English sources

"Do you believe, for one moment, that I'm thinking of sex?" Lee would ask, followed by a dramatic pause.

A burst of activity — a sudden splattering of notes, some jumpy chords, a skittish riff — is inevitably followed by a dramatic pause in which the sounds are allowed to linger.

She begins every round by taking a dramatic pause then slashing at the word "weak" so the line sounds like: "Let's play... the wick-est link!" This becomes annoying fast.

So settle back, get ready for the big climax and occupy yourselves in the comment section - as nicely as possible, what with it being nearly Christmas and all - by guessing how long a dramatic pause Dermot O'Leary will leave when he announces the name of the X Factor winner.

There was a dramatic pause as Dean considered his options, followed by a flourish when he flashed the red card.

She's no stranger to a big white dress and a dramatic pause, but it was a disaster even by her standards.

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.