ominously silent

Frequency: 6.52.1 per million words

Used to describe a silence that suggests something bad is going to happen.

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Examples (20)

  • The room fell ominously silent as the verdict was read.
  • The house was ominously silent after the argument.
  • The forest became ominously silent just before the storm hit.
  • After the sudden power outage, the city became ominously silent.
  • His phone remained ominously silent throughout the night.
  • The forest was ominously silent, with no birds singing.
  • The children were ominously silent after their mischief.
  • He found the lack of response from the company ominously silent.
  • A sudden, ominously silent chill filled the abandoned house.
  • The normally bustling factory floor was ominously silent.
  • The usually bustling street was ominously silent during the lockdown.
  • The ominously silent phone suggested that no one was home.
  • She felt uneasy when her usually talkative colleague was ominously silent.
  • As the storm approached, the sea grew ominously silent.
  • The factory, once alive with noise, was now ominously silent.
  • The children's usual chatter was replaced by an ominously silent atmosphere.
  • The approaching army moved with an ominously silent precision.
  • The ominously silent crowd made him feel uneasy.
  • The machine stopped, leaving an ominously silent void in its wake.
  • The old house stood ominously silent against the darkening sky.