hummed

Example Sentences

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At the bustling centre, sewing machines hummed as women stitched blankets, while others stacked thin mattresses ready to be handed out.

From Barron's • May 25, 2026

The fountain hummed beside him while students streamed past the gate—laughing, scrolling, carrying coffee, stubbornly keeping going.

From Slate • Oct. 30, 2025

Restaurants hummed with more than half of their tables full, many taken up by people in the San Francisco work uniform: a button-down shirt and a puffer vest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 20, 2025

In one corner, an older woman closed her eyes as she sank into the automatic massage chair that hummed.

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

I hummed an old war song about the Irish and their courage, and Maggie finished with me.

From "Nory Ryan’s Song" by Patricia Reilly Giff