droning

Example Sentences

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“At any given point, the pike was a symphony of spinning wheels, creaking cabs, clopping hooves, and droning livestock,” Mr. Crytzer writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

She came to know the other immigrant women housed in a large room lined with 54 beds and a television droning most waking hours.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

"It is a very low humming, droning, pulsating noise. It's incredibly intrusive and distressing," she said.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2025

Lynch follows Jack Nance’s Henry Spencer as he tries to care for his newborn child, while the droning industrial noise of Henry’s urban surroundings only magnifies his loneliness.

From Salon • Jan. 25, 2025

A few seconds after my eargear was attached and activated, I began to hear the placid monotone of the HR mainframe, droning instructions and other information.

From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline