1.   A stunned silence fell over the racecourse as he lay motionless in the grass while Heraldic galloped on.

2.   A stunned silence fell upon the room as they focused their attention on what they thought was princess Voluptua.

3.   Mrs Palichuk was reduced to stunned silence for a moment.

4.   The audience sat in stunned silence.

5.   The gendarmes returned to their posts as the crowd stood frozen in stunned silence.

6.   There was a brief stunned silence, and then the entire family went into fits of laughter.

7.   There was a moment of stunned silence.

8.   There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.