There was a short but profound silence from the other end.

A silence profound enough to be a thing, a presence in itself.

But instead of talking she fell into a profound silence as they walked on.

The door closed behind him, and the room filled with a profound silence.

In a few minutes, profound silence will begin and last until morning prayer.

The silence so profound she could clearly hear the side door of the cottage open.

Again there was a profound, maybe guilty, silence in the room.

For a moment, nothing disturbed the profound silence within his head.

He read them in profound silence, nodded his head slowly, and looked up at G-8.

Alan got slowly to his feet in a profound silence.