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Meanings of reverent silence in English

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Usage of reverent silence in English
1
Anne took the dress and looked at it in reverent silence.
Anne of Green Gables
2
A reverent silence, a respectful observance of rules and authorities was their power.
The Woman's Bible
3
The officers and seamen witnessed the ceremony with uncovered heads, and in reverent silence.
A Victorious Union
4
A reverent silence fell over the valley as Raintree faced Ansara on the battlefield.
Sanctuary
5
He sat in reverent silence through the service, his soul hovering over the distant hills.
The Southerner: A Romance of the Real Lincoln
6
What deeper feeling carried the people's hearts into a reverent silence and tenderness of thought?
In His Steps
7
They finished it in reverent silence and, wiping their mouths on their chitons, lay back.
Cities in Flight
8
They gazed at it in reverent silence.
The Rosary
9
She wrung from the strings a pathetic appeal, and played the crowd into a sudden reverent silence.
In the Roaring Fifties
10
There was a moment of reverent silence.
The Spartan Twins
11
The Pesang troops watched in reverent silence.
Aspho Fields
12
As people often do when watching sunsets, we slip into a reverent silence, as if observing a ceremony.
The Guardian
13
No smile touched the faces of the others in the room, but a reverent silence fell on the room.
The Seventh Man
14
Noemi maintained a reverent silence.
The Saint
15
There was a reverent silence.
Foundation and Empire
16
Fifteen hundred of them gathered in front of the church and stood in reverent silence as Mrs. Eddy's carriage approached.
McClure's Magazine, Vol. 31, No. 1, May 1908
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