stunned silence

collocation in English

meaningsofstunnedandsilence

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stunned
adjective
uk
/stʌnd/us
/stʌnd/
very shocked ...
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silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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(Definition ofstunnedandsilencefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofstunned silence

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Indeed, as one observer commented, it seemed to produce astunnedsilence.
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I suggested this to my teachers, and they sat back and thought about it in a ratherstunnedsilence.
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The crowd fell intostunnedsilenceas he walked off.
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The group has been sitting instunnedsilence.
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The crowd sat instunnedsilencebefore bursting into applause.
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The obscure reference was met withstunnedsilence.
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They sit instunnedsilencewhile he scatters helpful leaflets around the house and then flees to the countryside.
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Protesters watched instunnedsilenceor in anger to his speech, some crying or waving their shoes in the air.
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The tradition of not applauding after the national anthem dates from that same concert, when the audiencesstunnedsilencefollowed the anthem.
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Darwin was told of thestunnedsilenceat first, followed by roars of laughter.
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There wasstunnedsilencein the room.
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Philadelphia fans could only watch instunnedsilence.
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Instead, there wasstunnedsilence.
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There was astunnedsilence.
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The group sits instunnedsilence.
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Larry listened instunnedsilenceas his wife revealed she had been turning tricks when he thought she was tending to their home.
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There isstunnedsilenceacross the bridge.
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