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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


Example Sentences

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She says she is adjusting to the sound of banging gates and jingling keys at Tai Lam Correctional Institution - a complex of concrete and razor wire that overlooks a thin strip of water.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Aiming for a different, more mature sound wouldn't fit so naturally, Grohl continues.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

That “doesn’t sound like a great setup,” he says.

From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026

We’re actually doing a sound project about her for the Holy See pavilion next month.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 20, 2026

We were no longer hearing the sound of guns behind us.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo




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