1.   A footstep broke the silence and approached to within ten paces of Blackburn and waited.

2.   A sudden peal of bells broke the silence.

3.   Behind him the men swore softly, breaking their silence.

4.   Equally sudden a peroration of chatter from a local mockingbird broke the silence.

5.   Every so often the silence was broken by the sound of gunfire.

6.   It is that shout that needs to break the silence.

7.   Only the eerie tinkle of leg irons and shouted commands break the silence.

8.   Protestant voices now and then broke the silence.

9.   She would have to think of something to say in a minute to break the silence.