sounds
Example Sentences
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It sounds like a crackpot invention advertised on the back of an old comic book: DIY solar panels you plug into a standard wall outlet to pump electricity into your home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
In sum, it all sounds less like a good-faith effort to invigorate a vital newsmagazine for modern times—and more like an effort to have it fall apart, piece by piece.
From Slate • Jun. 5, 2026
Its baroque, acoustic sounds of a pastoral countryside in ye olde England mesh disturbingly well with softly sung, darkly opaque lyrics.
From Salon • Jun. 5, 2026
“I know that sounds intense,” I said, half-laughing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026
“Wood sounds hollow. Hear it in a minute. No, no. Brick’s the only thing for false walls.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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