1.   Do not feel it is up to you to keep filling the silence if you have nothing more you want to say.

2.   Penny began an inane conversation about the book she was reading to fill the silence.

3.   I believe I hear myself beginning to talk to fill the silence -- beginning to explain to her about Lynn -- about Timmy and Cheryl...

4.   And neither of us feels obligated to fill the silence with trivia.

5.   A muzzled president is an embarrassment for any White House, but Clinton advisers are betting that Kenneth Starr will fill the silence by blowing himself up.

6.   Just Fine Women laugh at all jokes, good and bad, and fill the silence at social gatherings.

7.   Or at least fill its silences.

8.   Professional musicians and performance artist are exploring interactive technologies more seriously, not to fill awkward silences but to delve into new areas of expression.

9.   The silence has been filled by laughter from Lakers-haters everywhere.

10.   To fill the silence, James volunteers the fact that he has to have his clothes tailor-made.