hum

Example Sentences

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Wall Street jitters about the Iran war spilled over Tuesday into a vital part of U.S. financial markets that typically hum along without a hitch.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026

The kitchen starts to feel full of static—the kind that makes it easier to order in than to figure out what, exactly, is causing the low, annoying hum.

From Salon • Mar. 19, 2026

There is only the dull hum of traffic tonight.

From BBC • Mar. 17, 2026

The soothing hum of the venue’s air conditioning helped mute the jarring sound of missile interceptions, keeping the naturally reactive animals calm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The silence in the control room was broken by the hum of an elevator.

From "The Wild Robot Protects" by Peter Brown