dead air
Example Sentences
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Commentators fill the resulting hours of dead air with personal anecdotes, weaving a charming one-sided conversation through the occasional interruption of athletics.
From Salon • Mar. 18, 2026
It seeks to deliver a brisk 30-minute recap of the day’s headlines without any halting clauses, dropped prepositions, or dead air.
From Slate • Jan. 6, 2026
"Even when there's a few moments of dead air here, people think, 'What's wrong?" laughs Ms Hagen.
From BBC • Jul. 13, 2025
During the track, Mr. Fuqua offers a subdued but pointed deconstruction of “Training Day” focused on the narrative but with plenty of moments of dead air.
From Washington Times • Mar. 21, 2023
But the whole time I’ll just be listening to dead air in my ear.
From "We Were Here" by Matt De La Peña
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
