NOISE in a Sentence

Learn NOISE from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.

275 example sentences for NOISE, such as:

1. The traffic noise kept me awake.
2. They made no noise as they walked.
3. The noise would drive anyone scatty.
4. Tell that kid to stop making so much noise.
5. Listen to the noise of the wind in the trees.

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 Meanings and Examples of NOISE
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noise
 n.  sound that lacks musical quality, gives disagreeable auditory experience
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The old woman desired they would make less noise and then she left them to themselves.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In VII
2  The noise was made by two naked girls, who tripped along the mead, while two monkeys were pursuing them and biting their buttocks.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XVI
3  The river, suddenly contracting at this place, whirled them along with a dreadful noise and rapidity.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XVII
4  This noise," said the Senator, "may amuse one for half an hour; but if it were to last longer it would grow tiresome to everybody, though they durst not own it.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXV
5  His wife, hearing the noise, flew from the next room.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXVIII
6  This catastrophe made a great noise for some hours.
Candide By Voltaire
Context  Highlight   In XXX
7  was making a noise, so that no one might hear me.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1: CHAPTER IX—THE BROTHER AS DEPICTED BY THE SISTER
8  The noise of the hinge rang in his ears with something of the piercing and formidable sound of the trump of the Day of Judgment.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
9  The noise made by the rusty hinge had not awakened any one.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: CHAPTER XI—WHAT HE DOES
10  In the meantime, while some sang, the rest talked together tumultuously all at once; it was no longer anything but noise.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 3: CHAPTER VII—THE WISDOM OF THOLOMYES
11  ; he heard a noise, and saw a group some distance away.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5: CHAPTER VI—FATHER FAUCHELEVENT
12  Towards midnight he woke up with a start; in his sleep he had heard a noise above his head.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER II—THE PERSPICACITY OF MASTER SCAUFFLAIRE
13  They made no noise as they walked.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
14  A sharp, harsh noise, which made him drop his eyes, resounded from the earth.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
15  The noise which he had heard was the trampling of the horse's hoofs on the pavement.
Les Misérables 1 By Victor Hugo
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 7: CHAPTER IV—FORMS ASSUMED BY SUFFERING DURING SLEEP
Example Sentence: (65 in 5 pages)
16  The child was bewildered by the noise and the crowds.
17  They claim the noise from the new airport is an intrusion on their lives.
18  The noise would have provoked alarm and neighbourly concern.
19  The noise would drive anyone scatty.
20  When I eventually stopped and lifted the bonnet, the noise seemed to be coming from the alternator.
21  The noise made it hard for me to focus on work.
22  An empty barrel makes more noise than a full one.
23  The garden was a haven from the noise and bustle of the city.
24  It's just as well you're not here - you wouldn't like the noise.
25  Ideally we need a small instrument worn like a wristwatch which would indicate the loudness of background noise.
26  On investigation, the noise turned out to be only a door banging.
27  Tell that kid to stop making so much noise.
28  They were made to listen to white noise, such as static of the sort you might pick up between radio stations.
29  Listen to the noise of the wind in the trees.
30  The traffic noise kept me awake.