Examples of 'there was a long pause' in a sentence

Meaning of "there was a long pause"

there was a long pause: describes a situation where there is a prolonged period of silence or inactivity, typically used in conversations or presentations to signify a break or hesitation

How to use "there was a long pause" in a sentence

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there was a long pause
There was a long pause in the static.
The room fell silent and there was a long pause.
There was a long pause before the computer answered.
After ordering it, there was a long pause.
There was a long pause in her response to me.
The tower became silent, and there was a long pause.
There was a long pause before ayako answered.
I said, and there was a long pause.
There was a long pause between the two old friends.
It was as if there was a long pause in my life, " says Said.
There was a long pause before the coroner spoke again.
Me: There was a long pause.
There was a long pause before the woman spoke again.
BV, There was a long pause.
There was a long pause and then a few apologies.

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There was a long pause before either of us spoke again.
There was a long pause while he took back control of his emotions.
There was a long pause as he issued orders to the rest of the fleet.
There was a long pause and then he heard her words uttered in wonder and amazement.
There was a long pause then Rose spoke.
There was a long pause before Henry answered.
There was a long pause before Vinton spoke.
There was a long pause while Harold digested that.
There was a long pause before James shrugged.
There was a long pause as he looked at Pam and me.
There was a long pause before Marie continued.
There was a long pause before Michael answered.
There was a long pause while Kevin thought about his answer.
There was a long pause while Jim waited for the answer.
There was a long pause of silence as Ron looked out the window.
There was a long pause as Brent looked at Mary.
There was a long pause after I had finished.
There was a long pause before I finally decided to speak.
There was a long pause before I answered.
There was a long pause before I asked Mom to go on.
There was a long pause before Mark's reply.
There was a long pause for reflection, and then Tom said.
There was a long pause as each Beatle seemed lost in contemplation, wondering.
There was a long pause before Paul's father picked up the phone.
There was a long pause before I heard Mel's voice.
There was a long pause before Hux started talking again, "Are you sure?
There was a long pause and he said, "Yes.
There was a long pause before she mouthed the word 'Yes.'.
There was a long pause and he said, " I need a drink . " and left the room.

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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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