How to Use sonic in a Sentence
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Those who work at home will have to deal with the sonic blitzkrieg.
—Sal Vaglica, wsj.com, 10 May 2023
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The rest of the album weaves in and out of different moods and sonic vibes.
—Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 7 Jan. 2022
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This was the sonic equivalent of that new type of wartime movie, the home front film.
—Christian Blauvelt, Billboard, 1 Nov. 2021
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Is there a sonic motif that had as big a year in K-pop as The Funky Bassline?
—Billboard Staff, Billboard, 23 Dec. 2020
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The sonic building blocks owe a debt to the minimalism of the White Stripes and Black Keys.
—Hector Saldana, San Antonio Express-News, 30 June 2021
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But no amount of sonic discourse can combat the attack of the Suns.
—Mike Hart, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2021
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And that’s just the tip of this enchanting sonic iceberg.
—San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Jan. 2023
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No one was spared the sound of sonic booms and claps of high explosives, along with the fear that your house could be next.
—Matt Gutman, ABC News, 25 May 2021
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So how come the shrimp appears immune to its sonic weapon?
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 12 July 2022
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Thus, like every day he's lived in the past half-decade, the song arrives like a sonic tourniquet.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 23 Dec. 2024
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Try to think of expressions to describe the sonic world.
—Adam Rathe, Town & Country, 16 Feb. 2022
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Most people see the humor in it, and the way the woozy sonic touches play into the exploits of a pothead.
—Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2023
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It’s these five, specifically the two from Jewel, that set the sonic tone for the film.
—Lily Moayeri, Variety, 16 Sep. 2021
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The result is Juli, a sonic brush that gets into crevices and shakes loose gunk, leaving sparkles and shine.
—Nicole Hvidsten, Star Tribune, 25 Nov. 2020
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On one level, the album is the sonic equivalent of a grimy, sweaty dance floor.
—Meg Walters, Glamour, 22 July 2024
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Purists won't enjoy this sonic approach, but bass lovers should get a kick out of the low-end response.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
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The sonic jewelry displayed glitters in the ear on and on.
—Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 23 July 2024
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The result is a sonic tapestry as rich as the scenes Ross creates in his lyrics.
—Justin Curto, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2021
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The album shifts the sonic lens in ways that feel natural and welcome.
—Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2024
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Last June, just as the group was on the cusp of a sonic evolution, Groggs died, at thirty-two.
—Sheldon Pearce, The New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2021
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This is a band that has performed at big venues, that roams sonic landscapes and seldom stays still.
—Reed Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2023
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And there’s a loose, jazzy verve to the production, a sort of sonic and visual razzmatazz that gives the film a fanciful Oceans 11-style gloss.
—Leah Greenblatt, EW.com, 3 Dec. 2020
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Aguilera continued to take huge sonic and image risks in the wake of Stripped.
—Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2022
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In the '70s and '80s, this lack of volume was dealt with by sonic brute force—stacking huge speakers on top of each other.
—Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 12 Oct. 2024
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Though the open-captioned film sticks with the character, the sonic perspective shifts back and forth.
—Washington Post, 8 Dec. 2020
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The band does take a cerebral approach to music and has a lot of sonic ambition.
—Gary Graff, cleveland, 31 Mar. 2022
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Girl Ultra has found her own slice of heaven in the sonic playground of the recording studio.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2024
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Gryffin is here today to give us one, in sonic form and from a proper distance.
—Katie Bain, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2020
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The result is a fool-proof sonic homage to an ever-lasting rap lineage.
—Natalie Maher, Harper's BAZAAR, 29 Dec. 2020
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Bookshelf speakers can be the answer to all your sonic needs, from TV shows and movies to Spotify streams and vintage vinyl.
—Ryan Waniata, WIRED, 12 Feb. 2025
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