1.   An awkward silence fell between them.

2.   An awkward silence would do them both good.

3.   Carrie laughed out loud, and there was an awkward silence.

4.   She figured the awkward silence was partly the result of people believing that only big topics were worthy of being discussed.

5.   Spider said after an awkward silence.

6.   There was an awkward silence between them.

7.   There was another awkward silence, broken by the laughter from the bar.

8.   When we got to the restaurant, there was an awkward silence as I took out my tape recorder.

9.   There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her.

10.   There was an awkward silence.