Examples of dead air in a Sentence
After the commercial, there were a few seconds of dead air before the show continued.
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But this week, senators known for their excruciating ability to fill dead air with the sound of their own voices will once again be required to sit and listen to an artificial discussion on artificial intelligence.
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Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
Followed by about a second of uncomfortable dead air as Pongo looks to Saweetie, who remembers there's a teleprompter that needs reading...ish.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Trending What follows is one undercooked feast of gruesome kills, final-girl pursuits, a few mild digs at capitalism, red herrings, blood-red interior decorating courtesy of decapitations, the occasional nod to that trailer, and a lot of dead air.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
The way the Rangers and ESPN officials remember it: Curtailing the Derby left the possibility of a lot of dead air for the TV show.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
May 1, 2023 Splendid silence Why do the people who manage Dodger Stadium feel that every single second of dead air has to be filled with loud music, sound effects and electronic whizbang?
—Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Every part, including the heel counter, is soft and breathable but held form enough to secure my foot comfortably on top of the midsole without undue pressure or dead air spots.
—Cory Smith, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
The production is simply miserable, succumbing in its old age to anemic tempos and wretched acting; there is a shocking amount of dead air for a show in which the performers never stop singing.
—Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
The pockets of dead air.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
Followed by about a second of uncomfortable dead air as Pongo looks to Saweetie, who remembers there's a teleprompter that needs reading...ish.
—Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Trending What follows is one undercooked feast of gruesome kills, final-girl pursuits, a few mild digs at capitalism, red herrings, blood-red interior decorating courtesy of decapitations, the occasional nod to that trailer, and a lot of dead air.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
The way the Rangers and ESPN officials remember it: Curtailing the Derby left the possibility of a lot of dead air for the TV show.
—Evan Grant, Dallas News, 14 July 2023
May 1, 2023 Splendid silence Why do the people who manage Dodger Stadium feel that every single second of dead air has to be filled with loud music, sound effects and electronic whizbang?
—Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2023
Every part, including the heel counter, is soft and breathable but held form enough to secure my foot comfortably on top of the midsole without undue pressure or dead air spots.
—Cory Smith, Outside Online, 13 Mar. 2023
The production is simply miserable, succumbing in its old age to anemic tempos and wretched acting; there is a shocking amount of dead air for a show in which the performers never stop singing.
—Vulture, 28 Mar. 2023
The pockets of dead air.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 5 May 2022
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“Dead air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20air. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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