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Meanings of breathless silence in English
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Usage of breathless silence in English
1
A moment of breathless silence; then ripples of applause from the spectators.
2
All lay down and waited in breathless silence for the coming dawn.
3
A signal was given, and all awaited in breathless silence the answer.
4
Hiding themselves behind a buttress, they awaited his coming in breathless silence.
5
Then, in breathless silence the game went on, and Buffalo Bill won.
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The Committee were hushed in breathless silence while Harley's order was obeyed.
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How long was the breathless silence that followed, Myles could never tell.
8
The crowd fell first into a breathless silence, then screamed with excitement-
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The youths listened in breathless silence, waiting for what would come next.
10
And amid the breathless silence of the room, the king took the medicine.
11
Once more there was breathless silence, and the sheik proceeded in solemn tones:
12
The magistrates together compared the shoes and the moulds amidst a breathless silence.
13
She waited in breathless silence, a pistol ready in her hand.
14
Amid breathless silence the keel nicked the sandy beach and Guy sprang out.
15
He seized the moment of breathless silence that preceded the storm.
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A breathless silence reigned, while all gazed at the lifeless form in admiration.
This collocation consists of:
Breathless silence through the time
Breathless silence across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Rare