Example sentences of "a sullen silence " in BNC.
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| 1 | The work finished , the dead buried and the site cleared , Batty Green reverted to a sullen silence broken now only by the occasional passage of trains , the rhythmic pulse of their wheels seeming to sound a requiem for those who perished . |
| 2 | When Corbett replied that Sir James 's hospitality was equal to his manners , the knight lapsed into a sullen silence . |
| 3 | He lapsed into a sullen silence as the cab left the confines of the airport terminal and cruised up the turnpike onto the freeway . |
| 4 | In a sullen silence he lit a cigar and helped himself to a stiff measure of brandy . |
| 5 | Hilda maintained a sullen silence . |