ambient
Example Sentences
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This makes it a welcome passenger on lazy day trips or late-night drives, and a generally acceptable ambient addition to crowded good times.
From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026
The frustration was broader, an ambient sense of national failure in the air.
From Slate • Mar. 26, 2026
Instead of relying on heavy metal catalysts, the reaction is activated by an LED lamp at ambient temperature.
From Science Daily • Mar. 14, 2026
Awards ceremonies often have microphones placed at various spots around the auditorium, to pick up ambient crowd noise as well as applause and cheering.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2026
I sign Benefo’s request to Autumn amid the ambient noise.
From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer
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