absolute silence

Frequency: 8.120.5 per million words

a complete lack of sound

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Examples (20)

  • The teacher demanded absolute silence during the exam.
  • The vast, empty desert was characterized by absolute silence.
  • An absolute silence fell over the concert hall as the conductor raised his baton.
  • After the sudden power outage, an absolute silence fell over the usually bustling city.
  • After the loud explosion, there was a moment of absolute silence.
  • He craved a moment of absolute silence away from the constant noise of the metropolis.
  • To concentrate, he requires absolute silence in his study.
  • The old library, with its thick walls, maintained an absolute silence that was conducive to study.
  • We sat in absolute silence, waiting for the verdict to be read.
  • During the meditation retreat, participants aimed for prolonged periods of absolute silence.
  • The deep cave was filled with an eerie, absolute silence.
  • The deep space probe transmitted data from a region of absolute silence, untouched by any known signals.
  • Floating in space, she was overwhelmed by the absolute silence.
  • She found solace in the absolute silence of the early morning hours, before the world awoke.
  • The library's rules insist on absolute silence in the reading areas.
  • The soundproof room was designed to provide absolute silence for experimental purposes.
  • He couldn't sleep; the absolute silence of the countryside was unfamiliar to him.
  • In the heart of the ancient forest, one could experience a profound sense of absolute silence.
  • The children listened in absolute silence as she told the ghost story.
  • The artist sought inspiration in the absolute silence of the snow-covered landscape.