headphones

Example Sentences

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"But a quantum computer acts like noise-canceling headphones that compare combinations of answers, amplifying the right ones while muffling the wrong ones."

From Science Daily

The reluctant public speaker who preferred to keep his headphones on while coding in the office was now the crypto industry’s willing spokesman in Washington, where the views about crypto were about to change dramatically.

From The Wall Street Journal

McNamara uses headphones so people assume he is on a call.

From Los Angeles Times

The door opens and Boo bolts out with headphones on.

From Literature

"It was a timing reference point. There's a tendency when bands are wearing headphones to not be quite as akin with everyone else in the room," he said.

From BBC