There was a dead silence; and the foreman gave in the verdict:

Thousands of the inhabitants took part in this funeral procession-indead silence.

There was a dead silence now; superstitious bodings were in every mind.

The dead silence of the house added to the unusualness of things.

In dead silence, with muffled oars, we pulled in towards the shore.

And in the minute of dead silence which followed more tears fell.

There was a dead silence in the House when he had finished.

The crowd, obeying a common instinct, received the King in dead silence.

Muza ceased to speak, and a dead silence reigned in the assembly.

Musa ceased to speak, and a dead silence reigned in the assembly.

For an instant there was dead silence; the multitude seemed softened, won.

Again he paused for a response; and nothing but dead silence followed.

A dead silence of astonishment and terror had fallen upon the crowd.

Two minutes of dead silence; then Otway spoke just above his breath.

There was a dead silence for a moment; then he added, humbly:

There was a dead silence when he spoke; he was much respected.