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Meanings of sudden hush in English

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Usage of sudden hush in English
1
There was a sudden hush of the conversation, and Philip limped in.
Of Human Bondage
2
But the mocking laughter that burst out died in a sudden hush.
The Thrall of Leif the Lucky: A Story of Viking Days
3
All saw the gesture, and a sudden hush fell upon the company.
Sir Mortimer: A Novel
4
He whispers right and left and then there falls a sudden hush.
Chance: A Tale in Two Parts
5
There was a sudden hush in the crowd, followed by an alarmed murmur.
The Sun of Quebec: A Story of a Great Crisis
6
Indeed, in a sudden hush I caught some of her words.
The Virgin of the Sun
7
A sudden hush of awkwardness and constraint fell on the company.
The Chronicles of Clovis
8
Perhaps the sudden hush of those about him conduced to this.
The Wrong Twin
9
Finally, there was a sudden hush after all of them left.
Fatelessness
10
Socrates looked up, beeping questioningly in the sudden hush that followed.
Android Karenina
11
So well trained, she thought, a sudden hush falling over the executive area.
"Undo": A Novel
12
There was a sudden hush as he entered, which he very well understood.
The Great Impersonation
13
But as the girl in her blue cloak went through, a sudden hush fell.
Charles Rex
14
When the entire group assembled on top the mountain there was a sudden hush.
Tom Swift and His Giant Telescope
15
His presence was at once noted, and a sudden hush fell upon the gathering.
The King's Arrow: A Tale of the United Empire Loyalists
16
At this instant Professor Cummings entered, and a sudden hush fell upon the room.
The Fortunes of Oliver Horn
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Sudden hush through the time
Sudden hush across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common