How to Use pink noise in a Sentence

pink noise

noun
  • Sometimes pink noise is compared to rain or waves on the beach.
    — Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022
  • Grandner describes pink noise as a hiss while brown noise is more of a shush.
    — Markham Heid, Time, 4 June 2019
  • What’s the difference between white, brown, and pink noise?
    — Laura Kiniry, Popular Science, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Brown noise is 'rougher' than pink noise, somewhat like the roar of a river current or strong wind.
    — Tiffany Dodson, Harper's BAZAAR, 17 Aug. 2023
  • To fall asleep faster…try pink noise Insomniacs, this might be the sound for you.
    — Hannah Baxter, Allure, 18 Feb. 2023
  • This noise machine has white noise, pink noise, and brown noise capabilities.
    — Tony Vaz, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Australian scientists who played sounds for snakes found that woma pythons tend to move toward pink noise while death adders tend to move away.
    — Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 10 Apr. 2023
  • Past studies of music as pink noise spurred similar questions.
    — Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2020
  • To enhance deep sleep [bottom], the pink noise is timed to generate a brain response that is in phase with delta waves.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
  • Brown noise contains even more bass than pink noise, more like the rumble of strong winds, a rushing river or pounding surf.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 3 May 2021
  • Similar to white and pink noise, brown noise is useful for masking distracting sounds.
    — Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Consequently, music has been accepted to be a type of pink noise.
    — Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2020
  • The sound library includes the usual white and pink noise, fan sounds, nature sounds, and lullabies.
    — Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Brown noise, also called red noise, is usually lower in tone and intensity than white or pink noise.
    — Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In her work, Silverman says she’s seen that pink noise is the best aid for falling asleep, followed by brown, and then white noise.
    — Ellen O'Brien, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022
  • Choose from rain sounds to a cat purring, crickets chirping, a clothes dryer, pink noise, and everything in between, or add your own.
    — Courtenay Rudzinski, WIRED, 22 Nov. 2023
  • Free rain and stream sound apps reproduce most of the pink noise benefit if outdoor access is limited.
    — Allison Palmer, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 29 May 2026
  • The quiet bursts of staticky pink noise are supposed to disrupt those brain waves, encouraging your brain to sink closer to sleep.
    — Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Some prefer natural sounds, like rain or ocean waves, while others find consistent white or pink noise to be the most effective.
    — Allison Palmer, Miami Herald, 5 Mar. 2025
  • During your flight, just but be mindful of using anything beyond pink noise in flight out of respect to your fellow passengers.
    — Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The categories include rides, crowds, meditation, as well as different types of fans, white noise, pink noise, and brown noise.
    — Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
  • As for the sounds, there are seven to choose from, including white and pink noise, which can be set with a timer or default to automatically shut off.
    — Kelsey Kunik, Parents, 12 Dec. 2023
  • There’s no Bluetooth connectivity, just an internal chip that emits pink noise.
    — Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
  • To help a user fall asleep more quickly [top], bursts of pink noise are timed to generate a brain response that is out of phase with alpha waves and so suppresses them.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 June 2024
  • The Barbie wears pink noise-cancelling headphones designed to reduce sensory overload.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 12 Jan. 2026
  • This classic sound machine has 10 fan sounds and 10 ambient noise variations including white, brown and pink noise.
    — Lindsay Boyers, Forbes, 21 June 2021
  • In pink noise, events that appear random are actually connected, per Science News.
    — Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2021
  • Under the Sleep tab in the app’s library, there’s everything from white and pink noise, to a vacuum cleaner, dishwasher, and evening crickets.
    — Rachael Hogg, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Oct. 2023
  • The lull of low-frequency sounds, such as brown or pink noise, can have a relaxing effect on the body, according to Fong-Isariyawongse.
    — Ashley Abramson, Allure, 13 Feb. 2025
  • The pink noise-cancelling headphones make a cute but functional accessory that can calm sensory overload by blocking out unwanted noise.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 12 Jan. 2026

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