break the silence
shatter the silence

And in that same instant, a woman's scream shattered the silence.

Suddenly, a commotion shattered the silence of the subway car.

A sharp crack shattered the silence as Jason's gun went off.

The phone on Richard's desk rang, shattering the silence of his office.

Just before noon on July the 22nd, machine gun and small arms fire shattered the silence once again.

An angry roar shattered the silence, and the watching people jumped back with fear.

He was about to speak when the eerie laugh shattered the silence of the hidden room.

Claire's voice came from behind him, strong and urgent, shattering the silence.

The telephone in the pay station suddenly shattered the silence.

A voice barked to the left of the two officers, shattering the silence.