humming

Example Sentences

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Big banks’ profit engines are humming along even as geopolitics keep threatening to gum up the works.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

In any case, he’s now humming a different tune.

From MarketWatch • May 26, 2026

“It was so melodious, and I found it different from the music I heard before,” said the 59-year-old retired accountant in Shanghai, who sometimes finds herself humming it randomly.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

But for people working in the McLaren Formula 1 garage, there's a reason why they're always humming the 2007 hit.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

“The longer they stay here, the worse it gets. A spirit is meant to move on, not linger. The humming is their souls crying. They’re always crying, just at different volumes.”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold