Sentence examples for pausing for a long from inspiring English sources

"Give other fighters a chance," he stated, after pausing for a long sip of soda.

"In 2005, I finally got back on the ice," Bowser said, pausing for a long time, choked by emotion, "and felt normal once again".

"Michael Jordan, Michael Schumacher," he answered, before pausing for a long time, searching for one last name before walking out the door.

She was thoughtful and deliberate, sometimes pausing for a long moment to think over and absorb Mr. Mathias's suggestions, and at first she edged into the scene, growing bolder with subsequent tries.

"How do you describe the legislative process, how we try to reach consensus on a bill while dealing with political realities?" Mr. Williams recalled in an interview, pausing for a long moment as he choked up.

The slowness of the title refers specifically to Franklin's extremely subdued and careful manners, and his disconcerting habit of pausing for a long time before answering any question, but it also comes to stand for a certain way of seeing and responding to the world.

Bogue paused for a long moment.

She paused for a long time.

Teller paused for a long time.

He pauses for a long time.

Robert paused for a long, sobering moment.