dead air
Example Sentences
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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
The entire commentary shines with a very knowledgeable director explaining his craft and his motivations with only a few areas of dead air.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
Why do the people who manage Dodger Stadium feel that every single second of dead air has to be filled with loud music, sound effects and electronic whizbang?
From Los Angeles Times ● May 5, 2023
“I’m not going. Can’t risk the time,” I said, but I was talking to dead air.
From "Paper Towns" by John Green
