He left the Council of War deep in hushed silence.

"I can forgive you for myself," she said then, into the hushed silence of the chamber.

The chamber was filled with a hushed but expectant silence.

There was a hushed silence and then someone shouted, 'Here they comes!

I want to take this to the King,' he said in the hushed silence.

Everywhere seemed oddly quiet, with the hushed silence of a hospital or a church.

Then, out of a hushed silence, suddenly came music.

There was a hushed and expectant silence at the table, all eyes on me.

Jill sucked in a breath, and a hushed silence fell over the table.

There was a moment of hushed silence, then the gymnasium erupted in sound.