sound
Example Sentences
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Drivers are advised to stay inside their vehicles at least 30 minutes after the last sound of thunder.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 6, 2026
An old Catalan independence flag hanging by its entrance flaps in the wind, and the sound of pigs grunting and squealing in the farm buildings can be heard in the distance.
From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026
In Debel, close to the Israeli border, inhabitants prepared to celebrate Easter Sunday despite the sound of bombardment around their village, now almost totally cut off from the world and dependent on aid deliveries.
From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026
Occasionally, using foot pedals, his bold and sturdy basslines gave way to broadly vibrating masses of low-end sound.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 4, 2026
That noise —the soft crackle—was the sound of a soul leaving this world.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.