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Example sentences for "became silent"

  • Then, whilst the two friends went on chatting, he became silent, as if serious considerations impelled him to reflect.

  • He became silent at times, and then tried to laugh away the unpleasantness, but the laughter was not exactly spontaneous.

  • Having bespoken his hearer's attention in this deliberate way, he became silent, and for a while sat brooding, his fingers still busy among the coins in his pocket.

  • Again he became silent, and suddenly to the squire sitting frowning at the table there came a flash of intuition that told him he could not continue.

  • His voice dropped on a shamed note, and he became silent.

  • After which he became silent, but presently said in a somewhat hollow voice: "Kali, you are faithful and prudent, so I am confident that you will do what I tell you.

  • Here emotion checked his speech and he became silent.

  • Each time he rejected her petition to have the affairs of their son straightened out; and when she became insistent and seemed minded to keep up her fight, he became silent, speechless.

  • He became silent; it was impossible to get him to say another word.

  • Bhishma continued, 'The Chandala, having said these words unto Kusika's son, became silent.

  • Beholding her thus, the god of gods, that lord of lords, became silent.

  • Foma glanced at the old man and lowering his head, became silent.

  • Here she somewhat hesitated and tears streamed down her cheeks and she became silent.

  • He became silent, and the deep voice within the closed room said: "He defended heretics, and violated the Sabbath!

  • He became silent, but his eyes opened wider in great wonder; he could not understand why they did not listen.

  • When the steps of the departing guests, which had for some time mingled with the snoring of several people fast asleep, became silent, Eliezer stood in the low door of his room and looked for a few seconds at his sleeping mother.

  • Janina knitted her brows and began unconsciously to tear her unfinished wreath with her teeth, while Kotlicki bowed his head and became silent.

  • He became silent a moment and rubbed his eyes with his long skinny hand with thin, knotty fingers.

  • She regarded him with such a sorrowful expression that he became silent.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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