Then the silence broke and the questions came, all of them at once.

The silence in the hallway broke, and someone put a hand on her shoulder.

There was- a silence in the room broken only by the falling rain outside.

The crowd's silence had broken as the same question was asked all over the benches.

Their sullen silence broke a little, and they talked among themselves.

Half an hour passed, the silence broken only by the rustle of paper.

Silence in the room for a moment, broken eventually by Rebus.

The silence broke and a wave of sound washed around Charlie.

The silence built for a long moment before Phule broke it.

He waited a moment longer, while the silence thickened, and then broke it.