background music

Example Sentences

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A speech Bass delivered at Raman’s rally in Sherman Oaks was turned into a social media video with stirring background music.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

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

“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

He often seems energised by these encounters and he made slow progress while the background music blared out Running Up That Hill, by Kate Bush.

From BBC • Sep. 22, 2023

He paused the tape, like he didn't want to waste this song as background music.

From "Eleanor & Park" by Rainbow Rowell