humming

Example Sentences

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Even amid cataclysmic energy shocks and relentless spates of white-collar layoffs, the American economic engine appears to be humming along smoothly.

From Slate • Apr. 3, 2026

The aroma is deeper, fuller; the warmth blooms instead of merely humming.

From Salon • Mar. 31, 2026

Thousands of hedgehogs are taken into rescue centres in the UK every year where they could be exposed to stressful sounds such as machinery humming that humans cannot hear.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

But just as shareholders were humming the opening bars to “Rocky Mountain High,” the company predicted a sharp drop in this year’s profit, and the stock gave back nearly all of its gains.

From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026

Behind me, I could hear Mama’s slippers shuffling around on the hardwood floor, and she was humming.

From "Root Magic" by Eden Royce