Silence followed, broken onlyby minute and reproachful snorings on the part of Cappadocia and her spouse.
A hush fell on the company, broken only by the drifting sob of the rain through the branches of the great cedar.
There was a brief silence, broken only by a sigh from Mr. Cymon Tuggs.
Mr Squeers continued to look disconsolately about him, and to listen to these noises in profound silence, broken only by the rustling of his large coat, as he now and then moved his arm to raise his glass to his lips.
Gerard held his peace, and the three walked home in gloomy silence, broken only by a deep sigh or two from Catherine.
There was a dead silence, broken only by the silvery voice of Gerard, as he lay tranquil, and gazed calmly at the ceiling, and trickled into words.
On three sides the five-virgate field was bounded by a high wall, broken only at one spot by a heavy four-foot wooden gate.
So a silence fell between them, broken only by the ticking of the agate clock on the mantel and the music of sleigh-bells in a distant street.
But when he was gone, and the crooning stillness set in broken only by the many sounds of the night, we would sit huddled together by the fire.
Another silence, broken only by the enraged breathing of Chester, who was unable to retort.
Aunt Mary turned over the envelope, and there followed a few moments' silence, broken only by the distant clamour of tin horns and other musical instruments of the season.
A lazy, restful quiet reigned there all day long, broken only by the deadened sounds that came from the adjacent stables, the faint lowing of the cattle, the occasional thud of a hoof upon the earthen floor.
And the dead leaves rustled in the paths as the wind swept them before it beneath the gloomy sky, and over the naked fields brooded a funereal silence, broken only by the cawing of the crows, presage of a bitter winter.
The words were followed by a silence, broken only by the scratching of the quill with which Mr. Stone was writing.
It was impossible to conceive of life without Ann, who had lived with her for seventy-three years, broken only by the short interregnum of her married life, which seemed now so unreal.
For there, in the green shadows of the pine-walk, in the woodland silence, broken only by rustling leaves and the agitated breathing of the three unhappy others, Jimmy got his wish.
Then there was a silence on the stairs, broken only by the cough of a clerk in That's office, and the clickety-clack of a typewriter in the office of Mr. U.
There was a long, tense pause, broken onlyby a continuous purring.
For as long as a man takes to light a pipe there was dead silence, broken only by the quick motor-like panting of the pack.
The night was dark and cloudy, while a strange silence brooded over all nature, broken only by the dismal howl of the wolf as it prowled on the lonely hills.
As the party broke up with a laugh at his expense, the quiet of nature once more reigned over the valley, broken only by the hoarse croak of the frogs in the dark pools and the shrill cry of the cicada in the grass.
There was silence, broken only by the sobs of the kneeling girl.
For an instant there was silence, broken only by the crackling logs.
Again there was silence, broken only by the rattle of ice-covered twigs swept from the trees by the restless night wind.
There is a horrified silence, broken onlyby the hard breathing of the men.
And the silence, broken only by the faint rustle of the doura, was startling, was almost dreadful.
There was a little silence, broken only by the tiny whisper of the faskeeyeh.
Expectant silence fell, broken only by the vicious snarl of a flying windlass crank.
After a grim silence, broken onlyby the low weeping of Rachel, Kenkenes bade her continue.
Then ensued a long silence, broken only by the loud and restless investigations of the omnipresent and unabashed ape.
A deep silence rested on the great palace, broken only by the cool plashing of the fountains in their marble basins.
A deep stillness fell, broken only by the distant trumpeting of an elephant; then suddenly we heard a noise like the breaking of sticks and the tearing of foliage.
Driving tepid rain; and an intense darkness, broken only by the phosphorescence of the sea, which to-night displays extraordinary radiance.
Yet hours went by; and there still appeared no smoke in the ring of the sky,--never a sign in all the round of the sea, broken only by the two huge silhouettes.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "broken only" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
