hummed
Example Sentences
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At the bustling centre, sewing machines hummed as women stitched blankets, while others stacked thin mattresses ready to be handed out.
From Barron's • May 25, 2026
On a rainy Thursday afternoon in November, the Collaboratory hummed with volunteers packing donated home goods.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025
Even when the scoreboard hummed to life in the second half, it still didn’t look like an instant classic was in store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025
In one corner, an older woman closed her eyes as she sank into the automatic massage chair that hummed.
From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025
It grew longer and longer—three feet, five feet, ten!—and my jaw dropped as John Henry’s hammer hummed with energy.
From "Tristan Strong Punches a Hole in the Sky" by Kwame Mbalia
