Sentence examples for the strained silence from inspiring English sources

Ms. Trump quickly broke the strained silence by saying that she was her own person.

The strained silence continues for the Los Angeles Chargers.

Imagine trading the strained silence in the medical waiting room for the clamor of chatter among friends.

For several days, the IMF maintained a strained silence.

Similarly on potentially divisive social issues such as gay marriage and the legalisation of cannabis, the party has sustained a (sometimes strained) silence.

Her daughter sits on its board, and the two pass each other frostily in the boardroom and shareholder meetings, according to their high-priced lawyers, where a strained silence is maintained.

There was another whoosh, followed by a moment of strained silence, everyone's shoulders instinctively hunched, and then a choking gasp that swiftly accelerated into an agonized cry.

That's the style: cliches (verbal, narrative and cinematic) are constantly undercut, metaphors are strained ("the silence in the room was thicker than an elephant kebab") and retro atmosphere is jolted by inappropriate modern idiom.

Fragile marriages, he said, often crack under the strain of silence.

The entire stadium stood up in absolute reverent silence, and the only sounds were the straining motors of distant cars.

For an awkwardly long time, all seventeen strained in silence, until one of them just had to give voice to his note.