How to Use sound system in a Sentence

sound system

noun
  • Carla Gates sang in the choir and Eugene Gates worked the sound system.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 27 June 2023
  • But it’s been updated with a state-of-the-art sound system.
    Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Jan. 2024
  • And — in a fun nod to Knight’s New Kids on the Block start — the house also includes a high-end sound system in the walls.
    Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 13 Mar. 2024
  • The sound system blares hits of the 1980s, from the resplendent (Tina Turner) to the abysmal (Tom Petty).
    Jenn Shapland, New York Times, 25 July 2023
  • The sound system plays catchy/twangy classics by the likes of Steve Earle and Juice Newton.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Peso isn’t there as a maelstrom of opening brass notes charge out of the sound system.
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
  • This is the second year the event featured an improved sound system.
    Jesse Wright, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2023
  • There would be an aquarium, TV screens and a sound system.
    Bob Sandrick, cleveland, 25 July 2023
  • The air smells like Parmigiano and butter, the sound system is playing the Pointer Sisters.
    Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 10 Mar. 2024
  • On the fringe of a quiet golf course in the foothills outside San Diego, music from the Highwaymen galloped from the sound system.
    Scott Miller, New York Times, 20 June 2023
  • When the reunion begins, the bar cranks the sound system so loudly that the speaker closest to me keeps shorting out.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 8 June 2023
  • During the set, West roamed the stage in a black jacket and a face mask as Vultures 1 tracks played over the festival’s huge sound system.
    Dave Brooks, Billboard, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The sound system and acoustics there were top-notch, and do the group justice in showcasing their talents.
    Jim Clash, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The stages will feature LED walls, a mega sound system, pyrotechnics, smoke machines and more.
    Tommy Cummings, Dallas News, 12 Sep. 2023
  • Inside, the sound system is the largest of its type, and the venue can create wind, seat vibrations, and even scents for the audience to enjoy.
    Popular Science, 29 Nov. 2023
  • The sound system at Anfield Stadium times the song to end seconds before the match begins.
    Michael Silverman, BostonGlobe.com, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Its sound system is punchy, too, but doesn't drown out its motor's pleasing electric whirr.
    Alex Goy, Ars Technica, 19 Nov. 2023
  • Where birria tacos are served to the rhythm of hip-hop tunes piped through a sound system and Mexican street corn is seasoned like lemon-pepper wings.
    Detroit Free Press, 10 Mar. 2024
  • In one instance, the people throwing the party rented a U-Haul truck and drove it into the middle of the park to unload a sound system and a grill, Dorsey said.
    Lee O. Sanderlin, Baltimore Sun, 13 July 2023
  • While the space itself, clad in bricks and steel beams, feels historic, its state-of-the-art sound system provides an energizing soundtrack for a night on the dance floor.
    Staff Author Published, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2024
  • With the unique display and sound system, content must be bespoke, specially mixed and mastered by the filmmakers for the venue.
    Alex Weprin, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Sep. 2023
  • System 7 is pumping from the sound system, and suddenly the bus has been transformed into a rolling disco.
    Jonathan Van Meter, SPIN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • The controls are attractive and logical, with actual knobs and buttons, and the sound system is mint, crispy and bass-y.
    Josh Max, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023
  • The gourmet kitchen is outfitted with Gaggenau appliances, while the sound system is by Yamaha.
    Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 1 Mar. 2023
  • The concert’s sound system and the fans’ dancing and cheering are likely both responsible for the shaking.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Elkin & Nelson plays on the sound system as fresh ravioli dough is rolled in front of us, filled with feta and eggplant, and folded into squares.
    Rick Jordan, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Feb. 2024
  • The sound system culture started in Brooklyn before the Bronx was doing anything.
    Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 14 May 2023
  • And in 2012, the dome theater was modernized with a new Nanoseam ceiling, sound system and projection system.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2023
  • Best Buy’s Geek Squad has been handed a task that’s a lot more sensitive that setting up your living room’s surround-sound system.
    Bychris Morris, Fortune, 7 Mar. 2023
  • There’s a wireless sound system in a road case in the corner, and Sheeran uses some idle time before his show to play me some unreleased music.
    Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2023

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