SOUND in a Sentence

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For SOUND, below is one of 349 sentences:
For some time there was no noise but the grating sound of the spades discharging their freight of mould and gravel.

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 Meanings and Examples of SOUND
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
sound
 n.  something that that can be heard
 n.  a passage of sea connecting two larger areas of sea
 v.  make a noise
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  Dickon laughed so that he was obliged to stifle the sound by putting his arm over his mouth.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XI
2  She was awakened in the night by the sound of rain beating with heavy drops against her window.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
3  The mournful sound kept her awake because she felt mournful herself.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
4  The door of her room was ajar and the sound came down the corridor, a far-off faint sound of fretful crying.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
5  The sound had come up that passage.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
6  He seemed to like the sound of Mary's voice.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIII
7  He looked like a person listening to a new sound in the distance and wondering what it was.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIV
8  There was a sound of many footsteps, and Alice looked round, eager to see the Queen.
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland By Lewis Carroll
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER VIII. The Queen's Croquet-Ground
9  And it doesn't sound ill at all.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVI
10  Sometimes it made a sound rather like very low laughter as it bubbled over and round stones.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
11  "In the garden," it came back like a sound from a golden flute.
The Secret Garden By Frances Hodgson Burnett
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXVII
12  He would have given worlds, now, to have that German lad back again with a sound mind.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IV
13  The hooting of a distant owl was all the sound that troubled the dead stillness.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
14  A muffled sound of voices floated up from the far end of the graveyard.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
15  For some time there was no noise but the grating sound of the spades discharging their freight of mould and gravel.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer By Mark Twain
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
Example Sentence: (139 in 10 pages)
16  We need to develop a sound business plan.
17  The entire valley reverberated with the sound of the temple bells.
18  Short sound waves bounce off even small objects.
19  A cassette tape recorder can easily record sound on and play sound back from tape.
20  We need a big powerful sound from the trumpets in the final passage.
21  The sound of an engine echoed back from the thick forest.
22  The garden was humming with the sound of bees.
23  They could hear the sound of a bell tolling in the distance.
24  The sound of the heavy footsteps awoke the watchdog.
25  He heard the sound of heavy, dragging footsteps in the corridor.
26  Alarmed at the first sound, we hit the dirt.
27  I would, however, sound a note of caution.
28  The engine began to sound very loud indeed.
29  In my opinion and in the opinion of most people, it is a very sound investment.
30  It might sound like some kind of wild fantasy, but it wasn't an erotic experience at all.