Examples of 'deathly silence' in a sentence

Meaning of "deathly silence"

deathly silence: Describes an extremely quiet and tense atmosphere, often in a way that creates discomfort or unease

How to use "deathly silence" in a sentence

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deathly silence
A deathly silence descended on the whole church.
The meeting ended with a deathly silence.
A deathly silence filled the room while.
I heard nothing but deathly silence.
A deathly silence falls across both crowds.
The house greeted him with deathly silence.
There was a deathly silence all around.
The forest once again fell into a deathly silence.
A deathly silence followed the question.
A tomb and deathly silence.
A deathly silence hangs over everything.
The ancient galactic battlefield was pitch black and filled with a deathly silence.
Almost deathly silence in some cases.
But one day we heard cries that abruptly ceased and were followed by a deathly silence.
The deathly silence of this crisis is a major impediment for international action to end it.

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When we arrive there are only a handful of visitors and a deathly silence pervades the fields.
A deathly silence hangs over the town that, from an historical perspective, was probably most unique.
After that happened, there was a deathly silence at the school.
According to a hostage who managed to leave, the gunmen fired in bursts before a deathly silence.
A deathly silence descended on Okonkwo 's compound.
The midnight mass had been said, and a deathly silence fell.
So there was a deathly silence when I walked out, and I thought, " Oh, this is interesting.
Cries of shock rang out within the temple, quickly followed by a deathly silence.
Once again, deathly silence.
I listened to the hillside . I heard nothing but deathly silence.
All ofa sudden, a deathly silence.
No one else knew anything… except him, of course. A deathly silence.
And always, a deathly silence.
And then, yeah, there is that deathly silence.
No noise at all, deathly silence.
And now … after four days uprising, there is a deathly silence in London.
It was true, there was deathly silence.

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Examples of using Silence
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Examples of using Deathly
A joke taken deathly seriously by their client
The crowd has fallen deathly ill
A deathly silence descended on the whole church
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