17 example sentences using sound.
Sound used in a sentence
Sound in a sentence as a noun
Look at the rise of the 8-bit look and sound that harks back to an earlier era.
It may sound trite, but the real reason is -- why would they?The engineers are all busy working on new things.
" Judge Kozinski answered this question with a resounding "no.
I genuinely don't mean to sound smug, but -- remember how confident the Telegram guys were?
No, not unless normal, sound principles of law are wholly disregarded by the courts, which they won't be.
Every talking head sounds the same, and the news is always obviously slanted to one side or the other.
Sound in a sentence as a verb
I was halfway through the third sentence when I caught myself thinking - "indeed, that does sound like such a better dea--- Hey wait a minute!".
So while it may sound weird, it turns out that obtaining a statement outside Miranda but not admitting it in court is lawful.
I mean, to us it might sound ridiculous to say that your country should matter more than your morality - and I mean secular morality here.
I know it sounds surreal, but they are arguing here that you only control your own body with respect to abortion, intimate relations, and euthanasia.
[Edit #3]: EJ doesn't sound particularly litigious in her post, but consider what happens if she does decide to sue AirBnB and any part of it makes it to a jury.
Epic: "But the chain of logic from 'Linux is about choice' to 'ship everything and let the user chose how they want their sound to not work' starts with fallacy and ends with disaster.
Sound in a sentence as an adjective
That is especially hard when the sound distinction signifies a grammatical distinction that also doesn't exist in the learner's native language.
These messages occurred at about the same time we saw everyone getting hammered over credit-card debt, and heard the Republicans chest-beating over sound fiscal policy.
For example, the distinction between "I speak" and "he speaks" in English involves a consonant cluster at the end of a syllable, and no such consonant clusters exist in the Mandarin sound system at all.
It's plainly obvious that you aren't expected to actually be fiscally sound--otherwise why would they keep flooding you with credit invitations?Cars are expensive and limited in utility.
Why is the letter A transmitting, when it's actually about receiving?So not to sound like a complete ***, here's what I would've used instead - a gear for preferences, a "power off/on" symbol for logout, a simple blank page with a plus sign for "new", some sort of inbox or even an envelope for "notifications".
Sound definitions
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause; "the sound of rain on the roof"; "the beautiful sound of music"
the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium; "falling trees make a sound in the forest even when no one is there to hear them"
the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
the audible part of a transmitted signal; "they always raise the audio for commercials"
See also: audio
(phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language
See also: phone
a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water
See also: strait
a large ocean inlet or deep bay; "the main body of the sound ran parallel to the coast"
appear in a certain way; "This sounds interesting"
make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
give off a certain sound or sounds; "This record sounds scratchy"
announce by means of a sound; "sound the alarm"
cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
See also: fathom
financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"
exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"
See also: healthy intelligent levelheaded level-headed
in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay; "a sound timber"; "the wall is sound"; "a sound foundation"
in excellent physical condition; "good teeth"; "I still have one good leg"; "a sound mind in a sound body"
See also: good
logically valid; "a sound argument"
See also: reasoned well-grounded
free from moral defect; "a man of sound character"
(of sleep) deep and complete; "a heavy sleep"; "fell into a profound sleep"; "a sound sleeper"; "deep wakeless sleep"
thorough; "a sound thrashing"