pregnant pause

Frequency: 5.52.3 per million words

a pause that is full of meaning or unspoken significance

pauseadjective + pause

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pregnant

Examples (10)

  • After she asked the difficult question, there was a pregnant pause in the room.
  • The speaker allowed a pregnant pause to follow his shocking announcement.
  • A pregnant pause filled the air as the jury prepared to deliver the verdict.
  • The actor used a pregnant pause to heighten the dramatic effect of the scene.
  • There was a pregnant pause before he finally gathered the courage to speak the truth.
  • The interviewer let a pregnant pause hang, waiting for the candidate to reveal more.
  • Her sudden revelation was followed by a long, pregnant pause from the audience.
  • During the pregnant pause, you could have heard a pin drop in the hallway.
  • The politician made a pregnant pause for emphasis before finishing his speech.
  • A pregnant pause often conveys much more than words ever could in a tense situation.