There was a moment of near silence, while everyone waited for my answer.

The near silence was still the most alien thing about the place.

The near silence of the room went on for a few more seconds until it was suddenly broken with, "What the hell?"

They searched the crater for the whole afternoon in near silence.

They drove into London in near silence though not an uncomfortable one.

The rest of the group trickled into the therapy room in near silence.

We walked back to the inn together in near silence.

That line got a relatively warm laugh, but many others were met with near silence.

In near silence, he drives me back, where everyone else is waiting for their world to end.

There was a near silence at the other end of the line.

Near silence until well after breakfast is a much-prized quality.

There was near silence as he got himself together again.

The crew was working in near silence, several shooting quick glances at him.

There was a moment of fretful near silence from the radio.

Near silence, except for the noises and things at the edges of consciousness that threatened to wake him.

Near silence followed her out of the tent.

Then, when she held it aloft, the murmurs and speculation died to near silence.

For a long moment after all the Argonauts had gone, there was near silence in the torchlit audience room.

Albert beats her often, intimidating Celie into submission and near silence.

Once again the Gulf had fallen back into a whisper near silence.