Jessica sat where she was until the silence began to get to her.

After those words, a silence once more began to stretch between us, and I thought desperately of what to say next.

Just as the silence between the two men was beginning to grow awkward, he spoke again.

In a few minutes, profound silence will begin and last until morning prayer.

Leonard said nothing, and the silence between them began to feel awkward.

After I sent a message and heard nothing back, the silence began to trouble me.

But he had said nothing, and his silence was beginning to hurt her.

As the hours passed and the silence began to wear on her, she kept trying.

As they walked, the wind died down, and the silence of the field began to assert itself.

The silence that had settled over the room began to break up.