How to Use soundscape in a Sentence
soundscape
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Visitors will smell the rich soil and plant life as a soundscape shifts over the course of the day.
— The Editors, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2022 -
For some blind birders, avian soundscapes are a way to map the world around them.
— Alexandra Marvar, New York Times, 3 Aug. 2023 -
The soundscape is more than just the music because each song tells the story of the film.
— Matt McNulty, PEOPLE.com, 16 July 2019 -
The calls of migratory geese and gulls are once again in the city soundscape.
— Anchorage Daily News, 11 Apr. 2018 -
The soundscapes for our series are the secret sauce of a great wildlife series.
— Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2023 -
The entire audience, from venue wall to venue wall, swayed to the cozy soundscape.
— Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Nov. 2023 -
All of this requires a soundscape that is out of the ordinary.
— Courtney E. Smith, refinery29.com, 7 June 2019 -
There’s no telling how the world’s soundscape will feel to her afterward.
— Annalee Newitz, Rolling Stone, 28 June 2023 -
Sonic booms were part of the soundscape, along with the throaty, chest-tingling roar of fighter planes.
— John Kelly, Washington Post, 6 June 2023 -
The soundscape is not deathly quiet, dusted by the echoes of a lizard whooshing through the sand.
— Chris Hayes, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021 -
The app has sleep stories, music, and soundscapes all designed to lull you to sleep.
— Medea Giordano, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2023 -
The whole soundscape just feels more alive - and any scoring work carries more force, too.
— John Archer, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2021 -
The walls are painted black to complement the soundscape.
— Alicia Eler, Star Tribune, 25 Mar. 2021 -
The soundscape functions as a counterweight to some of the bleaker scenes.
— Lisa Wong MacAbasco, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2021 -
The app also offers a selection of soundscapes that time out at the 30-minute mark.
— Ronny Maye, Essence, 5 Feb. 2024 -
At one point, a throwback to the baroque era emerges amid the edgy soundscape, like a repressed memory.
— Tim Smith, baltimoresun.com, 26 June 2018 -
Eliza Vedar designed the soundscape, which is heard through headphones.
— San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2022 -
Send any news, comments, seascape soundscapes, and Trader Joe’s totes to talk@qz.com.
— Morgan Haefner, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024 -
Cudi shouted out the top nine draft prospects against a soundscape of rock classics.
— Victoria Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021 -
Create a soundscape to set the mood, by playing the FiveThirtyEight podcast.
— Jiji Lee, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2020 -
None of it — not the songs, not their ever-presence, not the care with which they’re styled into the soundscape of the movie — feels arbitrary.
— K. Austin Collins, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2022 -
As for Pam, she’s enthralled by the soundscapes of the bustling environment.
— Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Dec. 2023 -
The soundscape was of prime importance to the director.
— Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Feb. 2022 -
The backyard of one of the Airbnbs was their set; the night was their soundscape, complete with dying crickets that ruined takes.
— New York Times, 6 Dec. 2020 -
His soundscape is what made Common one of my favorite guys, that and the fact that nobody wants to try to diss Common.
— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 16 Oct. 2023 -
Jazz trumpet struts added a cool noir quality to the soundscapes, and mandolin sprints brought a fiery flair.
— Piet Levy, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Sep. 2019 -
So that the sound of love can conquer a background soundscape of mountain winds, streams, and the songs of other birds, one researcher says.
— National Geographic, 23 July 2020 -
The sound of the cascading water creates a sense of tranquility amid the bustling soundscape of the city.
— BostonGlobe.com, 21 June 2021 -
There’s a canary in the coal mine, though: a whimpering wind part peeking through their dense soundscape.
— Madelyn Dawson, SPIN, 15 Aug. 2024 -
The soundscape synced with vibrations in the chair, traveling head to toe and gently massaging every ounce of skepticism out of my body.
— Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 30 July 2024
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