Heads turned, and there was a moment of shocked silence.

There was a moment's shocked silence, and then the sound of small arms fire broke out close by.

Bob fell into a shocked silence nearly a minute long.

There was a short, perhaps shocked silence in the room down the hall.

After a moment's shocked silence, those around her did the same.

It was always like this in the beginning: the shocked silence.

After a moment of shocked silence, several other people lost it, too.

A shocked silence, but for the even song of the ship.

When they were finished, the room was filled with a shocked silence.

The sound could be heard clearly on the other side, and it was met with shocked silence.