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 "
1 In that moment of silence , the door of the room was opened.
2 There was a moment of silence before Roland said, 'Er, why not?'
3 There was a moment of silence ; and then my Lord Stafford answered.
4 The old soldier's eyes asked many questions in the moment of silence .
5 The sound died away and was succeeded by a moment of silence .
1 For several minutes silence reigned, and then at last the other spoke.
2 One minutes silence was also held before kickoff, in memory of Iosefo.
3 For a few minutes silence reigned, whilst I thought and inwardly prayed.
4 For a few minutes silence reigned, as the two stood there.
5 For a few minutes silence reigned as we shoveled food into our mouths.
1 Members of the country's parliament observed a one - minute silence in her memory.
2 Following the Toulouse killings, Sarkozy announced a one - minute silence in schools throughout France.
3 It started with the ringing of church bells followed by a respectful one - minute silence .
4 Puskas's family appealed in a statement for dignified mourning and parliament held a one - minute silence today.
5 Many offices around Germany joined Thursday's commemoration by holding a one - minute silence in memory of the victims.
6 Only the crying of babies interrupted the one - minute silence at 3.10 p.m. on Saturday.
7 On Tuesday, an hour-long service of commemoration was held at Manchester Cathedral while there was also a nationwide one - minute silence .
8 England's players observed a Europe-wide one - minute silence at 11:00 GMT on Monday before their training session.
9 But no sooner had a botched attempt at a one - minute silence for the dead Leeds fans passed than they took the lead.
10 A one - minute silence has been observed across the UK to remember the 30 British men and women killed in the Tunisia massacre last Friday.
11 The memorial service was expected to be attended by politicians, unions and civic leaders and will end with a one - minute silence to mark the killings.
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