How to Use white noise in a Sentence

white noise

noun

• Drift off to sleep with the help of this white noise machine.
  — Popular Science, 30 Sep. 2020
• The video starts out with the sound of a Tibetan prayer bell over a sea of white noise.
  — Simret Aklilu, CNN, 30 Sep. 2020
• And when people talk about the fight, that’s all white noise.
  — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
• She got used to the acrid smell and the sound of belching trucks that felt like white noise.
  — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
• And yet a sense of dread lingered in the background of my thoughts like white noise.
  — Vogue, 11 Jan. 2018
• Before there were white noise apps, there was Emory Cook’s Voice of the Storm.
  — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 6 Nov. 2023
• Give them the gift of white noise, which has been shown to help babies fall asleep fast.
  — Grace Smith, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
• Even if the team stinks, baseball remains good white noise for the home.
  — Mac Engel, star-telegram, 5 May 2018
• And it’s even got a white noise machine attached to it!
  — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2023
• And it’s even got a white noise machine attached to it!
  — Savannah Smith, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2024
• Turns out, our daughter was powerless against the white noise of the fan above the oven.
  — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 16 Jan. 2019
• The white noise of ethanol waves breaking over and over again on this asphalt shore.
  — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2019
• The white noise sounds that Brigade patented may be a better choice.
  — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
• Brown noise, on the other hand, is a deeper sound than green and white noise.
  — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2023
• Just soothing white noise, rustling pages, and the clink of metal forks against glass plates.
  — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2021
• Then her parents put her to sleep with a white noise machine to block out the sound of the gunfire.
  — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
• Bonus: Its white noise can help drone out your dorm neighbor's bass or the sound of the doors slamming down the hall.
  — Elizabeth Narins, Cosmopolitan, 26 Aug. 2016
• As the cat moves, the sound shifts and changes, evolving from ethereal arias to scratchy white noise.
  — Melissa Locker, Time, 11 Mar. 2020
• The app also has a white noise feature that will play ocean waves sounds in the background.
  — Anna Popp, Travel + Leisure, 10 May 2023
• The shrill white noise that occurs on the radio is also around 10 kHz.
  — National Geographic, 7 Mar. 2018
• Cicadas too, and sea gulls, far-off sirens and the general white noise of a city at dusk.
  — Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
• Set alarms, check the weather, and listen to white noise with the help of a compact little sphere.
  — WIRED, 11 July 2023
• Most of the research that’s been done has been conducted on white noise.
  — Cathy Cassata, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
• Play music or a white noise machine to help dilute the sound of the fireworks.
  — Southern Living, 3 July 2018
• It’s white noise Hardin learns to ignore, as ignored as the people of Flint have been.
  — Washington Post, 21 Jan. 2021
• The motor’s roar was muffled to a quiet hum, like the white noise of an airplane.
  — Daniel Kool, BostonGlobe.com, 21 July 2023
• My hope here is to take you through some strategies to ensure your brand stands out in a sea of white noise.
  — Chris Murray, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2022
• But this is Don DeLillo, for whom white noise is both comfort and scourge.
  — Michael Gorra, The New York Review of Books, 17 Nov. 2020
• The Hatch Restore 2 is a sunrise alarm clock, white noise machine, and bedside light rolled into one.
  — Sarah Han and Annie Blackman, Allure, 14 Sep. 2024
• If the nighttime noise is out of your control, consider wearing earplugs or using a white noise machine.
  — Lana Barhum, Verywell Health, 27 Sep. 2024

Last Updated: 19 Nov 2024