That I have kept the oath of silence imposed upon me.

Raising his hand to impose silence, the Professor motioned to me to bring the others in.

It has imposed silence on its own people by intimidation, and stopped meaningful foreign television coverage.

Someone had entered with solemnity, a hand extended to impose silence.

And he rejects silence imposed by "people who don't want to hear what you want to say."

The elf in the lead, the first to approach Silvan, raised his hand to impose silence.

I impose holy silence on you for the rest.

But the firmness of the majority imposed silence on this timid council.

Mother Lauria raised her hands, trying to impose silence, but the clamor grew.

She was fuming over the silence imposed on her by Odrade's secret decision.