I turned away and a heavy silence fell between us.

Her father sat in his heavy silence, like a monument.

There was a heavy silence on the other end of the line.

On the other end, over the thousands of miles, there was only a heavy silence.

Men, women and children all stared at us in heavy silence.

There was a moment of heavy silence in the room.

There was a heavy silence at the table as they ate.

A heavy silence came, a weight was gone from the air.

A heavy silence descended on the rest of the table.

There had been a long and heavy silence between them.