elevator music
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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It is the elevator music, the Muzak, of potato dishes.
From Salon • May 9, 2024
The sheer familiarity of Bacharach's music meant the cleverness of much of it was sometimes overlooked: it was dismissed as "elevator music" or "easy listening".
From BBC • Feb. 9, 2023
Muzak, the purveyors of elevator music, had become a complete joke by the 1990s when it found many of the players in the Seattle grunge scene working in its offices.
From Slate • Jun. 15, 2021
At times, the sensation is one of being stuck in a gaudy building that pipes in elegant elevator music.
From Washington Post • Apr. 4, 2019
Stupid elevator music floats from the tinny airport speakers.
From "Out of My Mind" by Sharon M. Draper
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