How to Use synth in a Sentence

synth

noun
  • Then there are a few plinking synths, but in the end this is just about the lyrics.
    Raisa Bruner, Time, 25 Oct. 2019
  • There’s a bit of ’70s disco flair to this one, but with some punchy synths.
    Christian Allaire, Vogue, 8 Mar. 2024
  • What lead you to use synths over a string section back then?
    Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE.com, 20 June 2017
  • Via kits and synths, drums boom with bigger-than-big beats.
    Jim Fusilli, WSJ, 2 Oct. 2017
  • Hippie lyrics, woodsy guitars and blue-streak synth hack the prog-rock code.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 6 Sep. 2022
  • Paired with the pained siren-like figure played by Ellis on synth, the effect was eerie.
    John Defore, Billboard, 30 May 2017
  • Out of the basement, the beeps and honks of the synth danced around one another, just as the voices did in Paris some 900 years ago.
    Jason Farago, New York Times, 21 Mar. 2023
  • That whole first album is such a great synth-pop album.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al.com, 5 July 2019
  • Her disdain is crystal-clear—even when it's buried in synths.
    Christopher Rosa, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2018
  • Ruth peels off her sweatshirt and hands it over, a goofy sororal rescue in time with the synth beats.
    Rachel Syme, New Republic, 30 June 2017
  • By October, the 31-tone synth was ready to play some music.
    Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 19 Dec. 2023
  • There's a lot of jazzy synth and some stellar sax, as is to be expected with Zhu songs.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Replace a synth with a fiddle, and chances are the pop song becomes a country tune.
    Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 11 Sep. 2024
  • Their songs — driven by catchy synths and melodic bass — pummel the heart.
    Travis M. Andrews, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Step right this way, through the glittering synth arpeggio and the moody breakbeat.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 26 Aug. 2022
  • The room is lined with synths, and two golden Maneki-Nekos (lucky cats) keep watch on high perches.
    Dani Deahl, The Verge, 18 May 2018
  • In either era, bright blocks of synths have crashed and rearranged like Tetris pieces.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 25 June 2019
  • The production is primed for moshing, with rock synths and a rapid drum pattern.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 July 2024
  • Dance, disco and synths have invaded your favorite genre for the better, and rarely for the worse.
    cleveland.com, 26 June 2017
  • About halfway through, the music switches up a bit, the synths giving way to the quiet strum of a guitar.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2024
  • Their latest is the snappy synth-pop soiree Season High.
    Philly.com, 3 Sep. 2017
  • Again, it's stripped down—just Yorke, Greenwood, and a synth—and appears to be in the same location (though during the day this time).
    Matt Miller, Esquire, 5 Oct. 2016
  • The production is at least easy to bop along too, blending synths with piano keys and light drums.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 22 July 2024
  • Come Around, a bright and infectious synth-pop gem, is the duo's most popular song.
    Seventeen Magazine, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2010
  • Midnights’ moody synth pop recalls the Fifty Shades of Grey soundtrack that defined the zeitgeist of 2015.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2022
  • This is a sunny day song for those who thrive at night; a funky, frog-ribbit synth that jumps its way to house heaven.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 11 Feb. 2022
  • Slabs of synth and driving, steady beats cast a movie-trailer glow of enchantment.
    Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Oct. 2017
  • There’s a consistent drum pattern, hi-hats, and smooth synths.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Less arch than his brother, the elder Mr. Bruner builds layers of guitar and synth but leaves his heart in full view.
    Giovanni Russonello, New York Times, 10 Mar. 2017
  • At a time when many Seventies artists struggled to make sense of this new era filled with synths and drum machines, Young hurdled forward, never once letting his rock power waver.
    Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024

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