Examples of 'long pause' in a sentence

Meaning of "long pause"

long pause: A period of silence or inactivity that lasts longer than usual

How to use "long pause" in a sentence

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That was a real long pause right there.
Just long pause while you are staring at me.
There was no need for such a long pause.
Amy takes a long pause before agreeing.
The boy asked after a long pause.
There is a long pause after his speech.
And only after that long pause.
After a long pause during which he founded.
Please forgive me for this long pause.
After a long pause he nods his head.
This time there was a very long pause.
There was a long pause in the static.
His reply came after a long pause.
The long pause answered the question.
That was an unexpectedly long pause in this series.

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Long pause at the other end.
She asked again after a long pause.
And a good long pause after the shot.
Long pause and then a reply.
He took a long pause after this.
Long pause filled with uncertainty.
He takes a long pause for air.
A long pause occurs as the big screen goes blank.
It has been a long pause on the blog.
A long pause followed his announcement.
There was another long pause before he responded.
And there was a fairly long pause.
There was a long pause before the computer answered.
After she has left there is a long pause.
I have had a long pause due to internationalization issues.
Then there was another long pause.
There was a long pause in her response to me.
I did not say a long pause.
The city took a long pause of remorseful contemplation.
There was brief laughter and then a long pause.
There may be a long pause before someone speaks.
Marcy asked after a long pause.
There was a long pause before ayako answered.
She asks after a long pause.
A long pause and no answer.
You put the long pause.
There was a long pause between the two old friends.
What felt like a long pause.
Long pause of several days.
There was what seemed to be a long pause.
There is a long pause before the surprising answer comes.
Coming back from a long pause.
There was a long pause before the coroner spoke again.
And there is a long pause.
There was a long pause before the woman spoke again.

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Examples of using Pause
He seems to have pressed pause or retired altogether
Pause pauses the currently playing track
Maybe we should pause for station identification
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