She had no wish to break that oppressive silence with so much as a whisper.

Bev noticed the oppressive silence as well, looking around, clearly not comfortable.

Vasvija became aware of the oppressive silence only by degrees.

The heat became intense, and they stood in the midst of an oppressive silence; backs to each other, looking about.

Now it was gone they could hear the strange, oppressive silence.

That's all I was the first to break the oppressive silence that followed.

No one disturbed the oppressive silence in the court.

On the other hand, the room was also filled with an almost oppressive silence.

But as we descended I began to find it an oppressive silence.

They were feeling the weight of the valley's oppressive silence.