hummed
Example Sentences
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Upon their arrival at the court, the man, identified by authorities as Marc B., had twice shouted "I love you" in French, while the boy’s mother, identified as Marine R., hummed a melody.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
Her phone was kept on silent; electro-beats hummed in the background; digestive biscuits were devoured.
From BBC • Nov. 29, 2025
Even when the scoreboard hummed to life in the second half, it still didn’t look like an instant classic was in store.
From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025
This conflict between New Deal progressives and anti-Roosevelt conservatives hummed on the edges of the 1930s and the war years of the early 1940s.
From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025
Omakayas rocked and muttered, shushed, hummed, and sang an old lullaby her mother used.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
