Examples of 'silence was broken' in a sentence

Meaning of "silence was broken"

silence was broken: This phrase refers to a situation where a period of quiet or silence is ended by someone or something making a sound or speaking.

How to use "silence was broken" in a sentence

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silence was broken
The silence was broken suddenly and unexpectedly.
Then that evening the silence was broken.
The silence was broken with a bout of laughter.
Several minutes passed before the silence was broken.
Suddenly the silence was broken by a couple of gunshots.
Several tense seconds passed before the heavy silence was broken.
Their silence was broken by only two things.
The trees stood motionless and the silence was broken only by the.
The silence was broken by the television.
By something the neighbors would later say The silence was broken.
The silence was broken by a loud cough.
A few minutes later, the silence was broken.
So suddenly the silence was broken by the arrival of a train.
But a few hours before dawn, the silence was broken.
The silence was broken by a single word.

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Succumbing to grueling torture, his silence was broken and the ambitious plan disclosed.
The silence was broken only by the irregular seething volcanos.
When the Tunisian and Egyptian people rose up, the silence was broken.
The silence was broken by the music.
This week, the silence was broken.
Silence was broken by their brother.
The media silence was broken.
The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps returning along the tunnel.
Then, in front of the municipality, the silence was broken.
The moment of silence was broken by an unfortunate student.
This week, on Wednesday November 12th, the silence was broken.
The silence was broken by laughter.
But now that the spell of silence was broken the sounds came thick and fast.
The silence was broken by something the neighbors would later say … sounded like a gunshot.
An uncomfortable silence was broken by Gina's mom.
The silence was broken by a cow mooing in the distance.
A long silence was broken.
The silence was broken almost immediately by Simon Peter.
At this point, the silence was broken by shouts of " ¡ Viva Santa Anna!
The silence was broken by the younger man's lazy voice.
That silence was broken.
The silence was broken as the baby started to cry.
Suddenly, the silence was broken by a loud explosion.
The silence was broken by a slightly built boy of about 14, “ They bullied me!
Tense silence was broken by laughter.
The silence was broken when the door swung open.
An awkward silence was broken by the girl who had greeted me as I came in.
The silence was broken by Noelle.
The silence was broken by Thomas.
This silence was broken when God sent John the Baptist.
The silence was broken by a deep, masculine voice.
Finally, the silence was broken by the college president.
At last the silence was broken by the minister 's low voice.
Finally, the silence was broken by a proposition that the prisoners be withdrawn.
My indulgent silence was broken by a shuffling scrape, small, but much larger than a rat.

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You must break silence and speak
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Examples of using Broken
But he had not broken through yet
Broken glass all over the place
I counted nine broken bones between them
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