dead silence

Examples (10)

• After the shocking news, a dead silence fell over the room.
• The sudden announcement was met with dead silence from the audience.
• He tried to speak, but a dead silence was his only reply.
• The dead silence in the courtroom was broken only by the judge's gavel.
• We waited for what felt like an eternity in dead silence.
• The teacher's stern look enforced a dead silence among the students.
• A dead silence descended after the unexpected question.
• The eerie dead silence of the abandoned house sent shivers down my spine.
• Despite the chaos outside, inside the bunker there was a profound dead silence.
• The comedian's joke fell flat, leaving only dead silence.