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sound

[sound] / saʊnd /








VERB
give the impression
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
be real
WEAK


Example Sentences

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"It might sound cliché but we had to learn a new way of communicating," she says.

From BBC • Jun. 25, 2026

Her I-got-this lines, notably “This does not look like this is gonna end well—for you guys,” sound like someone bought them at the Dollar Store for Hardboiled Movie Quotes.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 25, 2026

Argentina: “Hear the sound of broken chains/See noble equality enthroned.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 25, 2026

To conservationist Ratha Sor, the whoops and whistles are the sound of hope -- a sign that the country's largest remaining stretch of intact rainforest is healthy enough to support the endangered species.

From Barron's • Jun. 25, 2026

It’s a comforting chord, a sound that you can exhale to.

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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