Sentence examples for except for the sound from inspiring English sources

Silence, except for the sound of wind rustling through leaves and grass.

For a second, all was silent, except for the sound of rushing water somewhere up ahead.

There was silence, except for the sound of the waves lapping at the sandy shore.

Except for the sound of pens gliding across paper, all is still.

Except for the sound of his footsteps the room was silent.

The house was quiet, except for the sound of Rachel's tabby cat, Bentley, snoring on a nearby chair.

The new Cairo: deserted and utterly quiet at night except for the sounds of gunfire.

Except for the sounds of hundreds of people eating, however, the room was nearly silent.

His backyard is usually a peaceful place, he said, except for the sounds of construction.

When the Nazi flags appeared, the room was silent except for the sounds of the protesters onscreen.

The apartment was quiet except for the sounds out the window of a car backfiring, distant sirens, and now a dog just beginning to bark in its crate.