sound
Example Sentences
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Together with Flea’s bass line, it creates a universally palatable sound that you don’t necessarily have to listen to closely to understand its positivity.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
She held a tiny controller with which she operated a synthesizer, worn around her neck and concealed by the ruffles of her Congolese Kuba cloth top, to manipulate the sound of her voice.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
I felt a sound base like that within the team gave even limited players a chance of being successful by getting results over the course of a long and demanding season.
From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026
Even if they describe the money as a gift, it doesn’t sound like it’s free.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 3, 2026
Every little sound, Mary’s wheeze, the scrape of the secret panel, made me want to shriek.
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.