sound system

Example Sentences

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The London-born DJ kicked off his career with the Madhatter sound system, putting on warehouse parties.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

You could walk through a grocery store, hear “Billie Jean” playing over the sound system, and shimmy your shoulders, feeling slightly less guilty than you might’ve during the aughts.

From Salon • Apr. 25, 2026

Over bottles of red wine while Elliott Smith and Georgie Fame played from the restaurant’s sound system, the two discussed just how odd their restaurant’s fame had become.

From Slate • Mar. 10, 2026

If some of the more seductive colors of Sondheim’s score get lost in the acoustic shuffle, it may have more to do with the sound system than Darryl Archibald’s music direction.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 3, 2026

Before they made it off the dance floor, the room filled with a thundering beat that threatened to blow the rickety old sound system to pieces.

From "Shadowshaper" by Daniel José Older