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Example sentences for "little silence"

  • There was a little silence, then he opened his eyes and smiled rather apologetically.

  • There was a little silence, then she moved a step from him.

  • There was a little silence; then he handed the message to his wife.

  • I do wish you might have been there last night," she said after a little silence.

  • Her brother's "Precisely" cut across that sentence with a snick like a pair of shears and left a little silence behind it.

  • I suppose I made an infernal fool of myself," he remarked, after a little silence.

  • There was also a little silence when he went out, and the color faded a trifle in Miss Clavier's face, leaving her cheeks alone red, while a gleam that implied a good deal crept into her eyes.

  • Then there was a little silence, until Appleby glanced at the commander.

  • There was a little silence, and once more Violet Wayne was sensible of the vague apprehension which had troubled her more frequently of late, but she met Nettie's inquiring glance with steady eyes.

  • Does it not appear to thee," Hotep asked, after a little silence, "that the same hand which so forcibly persuaded the Egyptians to abandon the pursuit may have led the maiden to a place of safety?

  • I mind me," she continued after a little silence, "how tender and frail she was.

  • They are masters and we continue to be slaves," Rachel answered after a little silence.

  • The gods have dealt heavily with Mentu," he said after a little silence.

  • Followed a little silence, broken by a crisp interrogation.

  • There followed a little silence, and the tears began to roll down her cheeks.

  • But it was so unexpected that there followed a little silence, broken presently by a laugh from Filmer.

  • There was a little silence, and then she continued in a strained and unnatural tone.

  • I shall not suffer," he said, after a little silence, "because I will not suffer.

  • There was a little silence, and then, in the white shadows and perfume of the orchard, with its sunshine, and drift of petals falling in the gay wind, Dr.

  • After a little silence, she lifted her eyes, composed once more.

  • Then after a little silence he began again.

  • Hamilton took no notice of the jeering remarks round him, but having obtained a little silence, continued-- "We have made enough of this business.

  • There was a little silence, while the doctor ran his eye down a page of Hamilton's manuscript.

  • There was a little silence, during which Dr.

  • There was a little silence, after which Percival spoke again.

  • After a little silence he asked, uneasily:-- "Did I say much when I was ill?

  • There was a little silence, in which the fall of a cinder from the grate could be distinctly heard.

  • After a little silence, she spoke in a voice that trembled with feeling.

  • Yes," said Rose after a little silence, "that's what I mean.

  • But she didn't offer to go on and tell him what it was, and after a little silence, he commented bitterly on this omission.

  • I can't realize it at all," Rose went on after a little silence.

  • Then fell a little silence, broken by Argyll.

  • There was a little silence, then the sound of cautious footsteps.

  • After a little silence he said what I am going to set down; I have gone over it again and again in my mind; I know I have added nothing, and I really think I write very nearly exactly as he spoke it.

  • There was a little silence in the room while Esther opened it.

  • There was a little silence; then Micky turned on his heel.

  • There as a little silence, then Esther said, almost in a whisper: "I want to beg your pardon.

  • There was a little silence; then Esther said suddenly-- "I can't.

  • When the door was closed again, a little silence fell in the pilot-house, the floor of which had now assumed an angle of nearly thirty degrees.

  • A little silence fell on them, as they inspected it.


  • The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "little silence" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.


    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    little abruptly; little baby; little bell; little below; little cove; little dark; little difficult; little doll; little farm; little grim; little impatiently; little lake; little lard; little lemon; little mace; little monkey; little older; little pepper; little piece; little prayer; little rain; little silver; little sisters; little stiffly; little supper; little water