ambient noise
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It said: "In addition, however, we are concerned that even moderate ambient noise – staff chatter, footsteps, laughter, and bar service activity – will be directly audible within the studio."
From BBC ● Jul. 23, 2025
I will have to start wearing noise-canceling earbuds, but that means I will lose out on enjoying the ambient noise of the game.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2024
But how does Seba's short-tailed bat manage to filter out important sounds from constant ambient noise?
From Science Daily ● Feb. 23, 2024
She prefers Ikea to her school’s library and feels at home with its trademark minimal design, bathed in natural light and ambient noise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 26, 2023
Her responses to our son, their laughter, the simple, ambient noise of that time.
From "Native Speaker" by Chang-rae Lee
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