Example Sentences

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People often describe it as ringing, buzzing, hissing, or whooshing in one or both ears.

From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026

The car in hand—the Karma Revero, a plug-in hybrid luxury GT, built in Riverside County, Calif.—surged beneath me, producing an otherworldly whooshing as it did.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 25, 2025

Now, he’s in a furnished apartment listening to the soft whooshing sound of the air conditioner.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 13, 2024

"And then, just all of a sudden, there was just a really loud bang and lots of whooshing air, like the door burst open," a flight attendant said.

From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024

A deep whooshing sort of sigh, like some important part of her is slipping out of her mouth and into the cold night air.

From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy