'sound' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'sound' with 20 example sentences.

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sound adjective

: financially secure and safe

: in good condition; free from defect or damage or decay

: exercising or showing good judgment

: in excellent physical condition

: logically valid

: having legal efficacy or force

: vigorous or severe

: free from moral defect

: (of sleep) deep and complete

: complete; thorough

sound noun

: the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause

: the subjective sensation of hearing something

: mechanical vibrations transmitted by an elastic medium

: the sudden occurrence of an audible event

: the audible part of a transmitted signal

: (phonetics) an individual sound unit of speech without concern as to whether or not it is a phoneme of some language

: a narrow channel of the sea joining two larger bodies of water

: a large ocean inlet or deep bay

sound verb

: appear in a certain way

: make a certain noise or sound

: give off a certain sound or sounds

: announce by means of a sound

: utter with vibrating vocal chords

: cause to sound

: measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line

sounding safe and sound sound like make a sound sound out sound asleep sound wave sound barrier sound mind

Your name sounds familiar to me.

You're starting to sound like your old man.

It's not as complicated as it sounds.

You sound like a politician.

I like the way it sounds.

That almost sounds like a threat.

That sounds too good to be true.

You don't sound very surprised.

We've arrived safe and sound.

That sounded like an explosion.

That sounds credible, doesn't it?

I heard an unusual sound.

It sounds strange, but it's true.

The wind sounds scary, like screaming ghosts.

Going to the beach with you actually sounds pretty interesting.

My dog was sound asleep.

Light travels faster than sound.

My recorded voice does not sound like my natural voice.

You don't sound convinced.

It sounds like you learned a valuable lesson.

Words related to 'sound'

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Words near 'sound' in the dictionary

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