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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In areas with dead air or poor air flow, like inside a closet or pantry.
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Belichick’s Zoom seemed to be operating at a three-second lag, which led to some early spasms of crosstalk and compensatory stretches of dead air.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Tirico was bland, Manning prone to anxiously filling dead air and Clarkson, after bringing her trademark giddiness to the first hour, was nearly silent for the rest until Dion reduced her (and countless others) to tears.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fighting through warm dead air and a pesky Brewers offense, Glasnow was an ace for five innings.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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Timothy Dale, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Oct. 2024
Belichick’s Zoom seemed to be operating at a three-second lag, which led to some early spasms of crosstalk and compensatory stretches of dead air.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 13 Sep. 2024
Tirico was bland, Manning prone to anxiously filling dead air and Clarkson, after bringing her trademark giddiness to the first hour, was nearly silent for the rest until Dion reduced her (and countless others) to tears.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Fighting through warm dead air and a pesky Brewers offense, Glasnow was an ace for five innings.
—Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2024
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“Dead air.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dead%20air. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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