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"maintained a silence" is correct and can be used in written English.
This phrase is usually used to describe a time when someone does not speak. For example: "The room was full of tension, and the attendees all maintained a silence."
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But Khamenei himself has maintained a silence.
Mr. Mbeki has maintained a silence on his AIDS legacy since his forced resignation.
She has been in the public eye ever since her sister began dating Prince William, but has maintained a silence that would impress the Sphinx.
The 41-year-old has maintained a silence since the US Anti-Doping Agency (Usada) prompted the UCI's action by claiming that Armstrong and his US Postal team had run "the most sophisticated, professionalised and successful doping programme that sport has ever seen".
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By maintaining a silence, he now returns as a saviour, by popular acclaim.
Lennon is maintaining a silence towards the media; it will be fascinating if Celtic lift the trophy and he decides to talk.
The Iranians also preferred to maintain a silence over it.
Yet publicly he maintained a judicious silence.
Some schools have maintained a public silence.
Ms Lumley has maintained a public silence.
HAL has maintained a steely silence.
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