silence

• For the silence was a silence of terror. —  History of the English People, Volume III (of 8) The Parliament, 1399-1461; The Monarchy 1461-1540
• Save for this, the silence was as intense as the vastness and color of the scene, till it opened and resolved itself into one broad insect hum. —  The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 16, No. 96, October 1865
• Imagine yourself on the Syrian plains between Bagdad and Damascus; a small white tent, and a starry sky: the silence is appalling, and you are just about to have your first sleep in the desert. —  The Human Side of Animals
• The only sound that now broke the silence was the monotonous splash of water leaking down on the periscope screen Follow me," said Kuritzyn hoarsely to two of the men. —  The Literary World Seventh Reader
• Then it ceased so suddenly and so absolutely that the silence was appalling. —  The Young Trailers A Story of Early Kentucky

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