background music

Example Sentences

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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

He went on to play the song Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell, a song Wright regularly used as background music for his show.

From BBC • Jun. 2, 2024

“We’ll kick it up a little bit,’’ Macdonald said of a volume that on Friday served more as background music than starring attraction.

From Seattle Times • May 3, 2024

It was sheltered, and quite big enough, and the radio could provide nice background music.

From "The Cricket in Times Square" by George Selden