| Only the birds and the lapping of the close river break silence. |
| Why did it find it appropriate to break silence and join the people who, a few minutes ago, decided to close their businesses and take to the streets of Montreal? |
| De Bracy was the first to break silence by an uncontrollable fit of laughter, wherein he was joined, though with more moderation, by the Templar. |
| Little texts appear to break silence, Arles loses its role of capital, but it still remains the greatest town of Provence after Marseille. |
| The thing is we are so unequipped in everyday life to find the words to break silence and cross boundaries. |
| When it did break silence, the NRA's proposal to stop school shootings by putting armed guards in schools was met with derision. |
