How to Use inaudible in a Sentence

inaudible

adjective
  • The sound is inaudible to humans but can be heard by dogs.
  • She spoke so quietly that she was almost inaudible.
  • The meat scurries to the edge of the plate and then falls to the floor with an inaudible plop.
    Joshua Bote, USA TODAY, 26 July 2019
  • In the after shot, the sound of the crackling chips are inaudible.
    Jefferson Graham, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2020
  • The transcript says the rest of the sentence is inaudible.
    Claire Bryan, San Antonio Express-News, 7 Dec. 2021
  • But, at some points, the video feed was inaudible or briefly turned off.
    Ashley Remkus | Aremkus@al.com, al, 17 Sep. 2021
  • Most of the comments Biden and Emhoff made to the health care team were inaudible to reporters.
    Sophie Carson, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Dec. 2021
  • Caller: And there's a (inaudible) out the back, yup, yup.
    Eric Levenson, CNN, 19 July 2017
  • The breakup was nearly inaudible over the waves of the ocean, but Brandon wished her the best through his tears and left alone.
    Haley Kluge, Variety, 21 Dec. 2021
  • Burks, who was mostly inaudible in the video, refused to put the knife down.
    Andrea May Sahouri, Detroit Free Press, 4 Oct. 2022
  • Cormier began yelling at Jones, which was inaudible over the roar of the crowd.
    Dan Gelston, The Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2017
  • Then, the Queen looks over at Princess Anne, who shrugs, smiles, and says something inaudible.
    Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 4 Dec. 2019
  • The cameras huddled around Ramaswamy, whose voice was inaudible to much of the crowd.
    Jesús Rodríguez, Washington Post, 13 June 2023
  • Ward yelps in pain, groans and says something inaudible on the body camera footage.
    Eliott C. McLaughlin and Stella Chan, CNN, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The other, inaudible and vanquished, The delay is just right, phase in essence.
    Chris Lee, Ars Technica, 14 Apr. 2020
  • The audio was inaudible at points due to background noise from music, the crowd, and Air Force One.
    Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner, 4 Sep. 2020
  • Behind the house, while Raff set the trap, Kroh heard something inaudible to me: the cries of newborn kittens.
    Jonathan Franzen, The New Yorker, 25 Dec. 2023
  • Her soprano blazed on high, but much of the writing is low in the voice and, at least from my seat, much was inaudible.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 1 Feb. 2020
  • The response was inaudible on the Zoom call, but Cooper bellowed a laugh.
    Nathan Baird, cleveland, 29 Dec. 2020
  • Um, so just think about that is, if it’s about getting paid and not (inaudible) about racial justice and that stuff.
    Sam Blum, Dallas News, 3 Aug. 2020
  • The volatility in Venezuela, the volatility in -- in Libya has caused the oil markets to (inaudible).
    ABC News, 6 Mar. 2022
  • Kovach asks if the driver has any weapons or drugs, but the answer is inaudible.
    Scott Berson, miamiherald, 22 June 2018
  • This is sonar: the speakers pump out inaudible sound and record any bounceback from an object that has moved in front of the device.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 21 Oct. 2020
  • The devices make a ting ting sound, inaudible to humans, that dolphins avoid.
    National Geographic, 18 June 2020
  • Coach Harsin does a great job, and everybody’s done a good job of just stepping up (inaudible).
    Tom Green | Tgreen@al.com, al, 27 Dec. 2021
  • But now piped-in rap music was playing over the band and the sound system for announcing the game was inaudible.
    Los Angeles Times, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The white man muttered something inaudible and walked off.
    Luke Mogelson, The New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2020
  • The screaming was so loud, the music was almost inaudible.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 May 2024
  • Grande went on to barely break a sweat while eating the spicy vegan wings, save for an inaudible burp here and there.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 8 Aug. 2024
  • As Usher accepted the network’s lifetime achievement award, parts of his passionate, 12-minute speech were inaudible to viewers at home.
    Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 1 July 2024

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