1.   A dropped pin would shatter the silence in bars during televised lottery draws.

2.   A loud scream shattered the silence.

3.   Her loud wails shattered the silence of the willow grove.

4.   The silence was shattered by a warning shout.

5.   A pin dropping in the attic would have shattered the silence.

6.   After a good few minutes, I shattered this silence by asking what we should do.

7.   A dynamite blast shatters the silence.

8.   Outrage, it seems, has helped shatter the silence.