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Meanings of hushed silence in English

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Usage of hushed silence in English
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There was a hushed silence for a long time in the room.
Boy Scouts in Northern Wilds; Or, The Signal from the Hills
2
Then, suddenly, a hushed silence grabbed hold of all the various conversations.
Balloons
3
Or was it a somber occasion to be witnessed in hushed silence?
Reuters
4
There was a moment of hushed silence and then pandemonium burst.
A Filbert Is a Nut
5
With the jury in the box, the courtroom fell into a hushed silence.
By reason of insanity
6
Then again he spoke, after some minutes of hushed silence.
Mary Barton
7
It's hard not to maintain a hushed silence in the presence of these beings.
The cactus eaters: how I lost my mind-and almost found myself-on...
8
This commands a hushed silence from the assembly, and a general nodding of heads.
The Tyranny Of Words
9
But they certainly do not get to shoot in a hushed silence at Lord's.
Reuters
10
I never hear your approach on the stairs, but by a sort of hushed silence.
Liber Amoris, Or, The New Pygmalion
11
He could still remember the hushed silence in the committee chamber when he had finished.
The Collected Stories of Arthur C. Clarke
12
Hendel nodded faintly in the hushed silence that followed.
The Sword of Shannara
13
The hushed silence seemed to stretch on and on.
A Game of Thrones
14
The visitor's gallery was wrapped in hushed silence.
Ten From Infinity
15
Except for Chick's strangled gasp, there was only the hushed silence of reverence, deep and impressive.
The Blind Spot
16
A stillness shrouded the Heart, a mantle of hushed silence that was its own terrifying sound.
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This collocation consists of:
Hushed silence through the time
Hushed silence across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common