loudness

Example Sentences

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"You measure the joke by the number of groans and the loudness of the groans around the table," Ms Harris says.

From BBC • Dec. 22, 2025

Even though consumer complaints plummeted, the FCC said in recent years the commission had received thousands of complaints from viewers who remained “frustrated by the loudness of television commercials.”

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 23, 2025

Mitchell’s John contends with that loudness and insistent inhumanity without having previous exposure to it online or on his mobile phone, which is the same Nokia Lucy gifted him 20 years ago.

From Salon • Mar. 26, 2025

The sounds were kept at a moderate volume of 65 decibels—about the same loudness as a conversation in a bar or city traffic—and they couldn’t be heard by the parent birds.

From Science Magazine • Apr. 24, 2024

That did dull the loudness, but not the joy and bam with which she played.

From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns