silence

the silence of midnight

to silence an opponent

a minute's silence will be observed.

enjoin silence on sb.

the silence was broken by an almighty roar.

made a sign for silence;

there was a cry of ‘Silence!’.

the silence and stealth of a hungry cat.

maintain a strict silence on sth.

Don't take silence for approval.

their shameful silence demonstrates their ineptitude.

a silence that lasted an eternity.

the fraught silence would modulate into conciliatory monosyllables.

their silence did not escape my notice.

sirens pierce the silence of the night.

she was reduced to silence for a moment.

politicians keep their silence on the big questions.

In my childhood, they taught me silence.

Ring! Ring! The phone broke the silence.

Don't let that awkwardness fill the silence.

We realise the importance of our voice when we are silenced.

For a few moments, there was complete silence.

There is a silence then a shot is heard.

Others see her as an agitator, who should be silenced.

A low rumbling sound had broken the silence around them.

As you can imagine, what followed was an awkward silence.

Some participants did the exercises in silence.