Usage of "minutes silence"

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Period of silent contemplation, prayer, reflection, or meditation at a gathering, often as a gesture of respect in mourning.

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Examples for "moment of silence"

Examples for "moment of silence"

In that moment of silence, the door of the room was opened. 
 Little Novels 

There was a moment of silence before Roland said, 'Er, why not?' 
 I shall wear midnight 

There was a moment of silence; and then my Lord Stafford answered. 
 Oddsfish! 

The old soldier's eyes asked many questions in the moment of silence. 
 The Market-Place 

The sound died away and was succeeded by a moment of silence. 
 Andersonville: A Story of Rebel Military Prisons 

Members of the country's parliament observed a one-minute silence in her memory. 
 The Guardian 

Following the Toulouse killings, Sarkozy announced a one-minute silence in schools throughout France. 
 The Guardian 

It started with the ringing of church bells followed by a respectful one-minute silence. 
 The Irish Times 

Puskas's family appealed in a statement for dignified mourning and parliament held a one-minute silence today. 
 The Irish Times 

Many offices around Germany joined Thursday's commemoration by holding a one-minute silence in memory of the victims. 
 Reuters 

Использование термина minutes silence на английском

For several minutes silence reigned, and then at last the other spoke. 
 The Pit Prop Syndicate 

One minutes silence was also held before kickoff, in memory of Iosefo. 
 Radio NZ 

For a few minutes silence reigned, whilst I thought and inwardly prayed. 
 Fifteen Years with the Outcast 

For a few minutes silence reigned, as the two stood there. 
 Jess of the Rebel Trail 

For a few minutes silence reigned as we shoveled food into our mouths. 
 Nocturnal 

Rising, I paced the floor, and for a few minutes silence fell between us. 
 The Leavenworth Case 

His voice choked, and for a few minutes silence reigned. 
 The Lost City 

After a few minutes silence, Fix resumed: "You left London hastily, then?" 
 Around the World in Eighty Days 

People observe a two minutes silence in memory of the victims of the London bombings 
 The Irish Times 

For five minutes silence reigned in the little room. 
 The Grell Mystery 

After waiting for ten minutes silence was again obtained, and Butterwick began a second time. 
 Elbow-Room: A Novel Without a Plot 

After a few minutes silence, quick steps came along the passage, and the door of No. 
 Border and Bastille 

All matches played in round four will observe a minutes silence as a sign of respect. 
 Radio NZ 

After a few minutes silence the patient said:- 
 Indian Ghost Stories / Second Edition 

For some minutes silence was again the rule. 
 The Blind Spot 

For a full ten minutes silence again reigned. 
 The Minister of Evil: The Secret History of Rasputin's Betrayal ... 

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