hum

Example Sentences

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The music and cheers blur into a low hum, drowned out by the deafening sound of a ticking clock only Jack can hear.

From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026

Few films capture the hum of life in all its maddening beauty quite like this one.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Looking out over the green sludge covered in cleaning equipment, speaking over the hum of the generators and the vacuums and the pumps, Hier smiled.

From Slate • Jun. 19, 2026

Fans sit on plastic chairs arranged on the sandy floor, their chatter mingling with the hum of a worn-out generator.

From Barron's • Jun. 18, 2026

A faint hum emanates from the dark metal.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer