How to Use soundscape in a Sentence

soundscape

noun
Definition of soundscapenext
  • 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 [email protected].
    — 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
  • There's even a YouTube Music integration to play soundscapes to get you in the right mood.
    — Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 1 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • Whether an attendee prefers the sounds of the underground or music that is more approachable for those new to dance music, there are soundscapes for all.
    — Lisa Kocay, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024

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