Her voice ran down on the single word and she lapsed into silence.
I gave it up and we lapsed back into silence.
We lapsed into silence after that and I didn't mind.
They both lapsed into silence again, each lost in their own thoughts.
Her crew had lapsed into silence, each trying to deal with the news in their own way.
Bruce gave up on trying to share with his good friend, and lapsed into silence.
The two men lapsed into silence, each lost in their own thoughts.
He lapsed into silence, as if considering everything she'd said.
She shook her head, and lapsed once more into silence.
She lapsed into silence, and for a long moment they stared at each other.
