Sentence examples for great pause from inspiring English sources

"What a great pause," Mr. Petersen said.

Nevertheless, the explosion gave the Union officers great pause.

They should give great pause to anyone still paying $50 a year for a subscription to a celebrity magazine.

(Although I support abortion rights, this one gave us both great pause. Checking the "yes" box was far from easy).

Paul Krugman's blithe dismissal of personal choice gives me great pause ("Social Security Lessons," column, Aug. 15).

That the term "populism" has become a pejorative among prominent liberal commentators should give us great pause.

I scratched my head, took a great, heavy pause, then asked, "YES, what about women who have lost their hair?

As she spoke her cadence was as deliberate as a politician on the campaign trail -- full of highs and lows and great pauses for effect.

Sure, the spotlight these men have attracted and the altitude they've reached should, theoretically, give them greater pause.

This nugget alone should give Pyongyang greater pause for thought than any military exercise near its shores.

Boris Nemtsov, co-founder of a committee set up to make sure he leaves on schedule, says that, if he does want to stick around, international obloquy would give him greater pause than domestic opinion.