background music
Example Sentences
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Emily Sewell, from event producers Culture Creative Limited, said background music would be used in "limited areas" of the site.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
The tariffs have largely been background music as investors weigh the artificial-intelligence build-out and inflation.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 3, 2026
Not the mellow, easy-listening variety that serves as background music in elevators and waiting rooms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2025
This is part of the background music in America: Americans who aren’t unemployed and do have a house are afraid that in the next few years they could lose their job, their security.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025
The background music came from a tape deck near the circle of candles, but the high voice was Mary Anne’s.
From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien
