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
Eilish’s music has hummed through my house since we saw “Hit Me Hard and Soft.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 7, 2026
The fountain hummed beside him while students streamed past the gate—laughing, scrolling, carrying coffee, stubbornly keeping going.
From Slate ● Oct. 30, 2025
Restaurants hummed with more than half of their tables full, many taken up by people in the San Francisco work uniform: a button-down shirt and a puffer vest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2025
The little room hummed with activity as waitresses whisked about taking orders, bringing food.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
