deathly silence

Examples (20)

• A deathly silence fell over the courtroom as the judge prepared to deliver the verdict.
• A deathly silence fell over the room as the news was announced.
• After the explosion, there was a deathly silence before the screaming started.
• After the explosion, a deathly silence descended upon the normally bustling street.
• The old house was filled with a deathly silence, making every creak sound like a gunshot.
• The sudden loss of power plunged the city into a deathly silence.
• The audience waited in deathly silence for the magician's next trick.
• He waited in deathly silence for any sign of movement.
• When he announced his resignation, a deathly silence descended upon the room.
• The deathly silence in the forest was broken only by the crunch of leaves underfoot.
• The forest was wrapped in a deathly silence after the storm passed.
• When the teacher asked who had broken the window, a deathly silence ensued.
• I hate the deathly silence of an empty house at night.
• The deathly silence after the argument was more unnerving than shouting.
• A deathly silence had settled over the battlefield once the fighting ceased.
• The deathly silence that followed his question made everyone uncomfortable.
• His joke was met with a deathly silence from the unimpressed crowd.
• She could feel the deathly silence of the abandoned house.
• The deathly silence in the room was suddenly broken by a loud crash.
• The sheer shock of the event created a deathly silence among the onlookers.