How to Use surround sound in a Sentence

surround sound

noun
  • What’s the best surround sound system to buy?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The best surround sound isn’t just behind, in front of, or next to you.
    — Popular Science, 3 Jan. 2020
  • Which surround sound system is best?
    — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 19 Sep. 2025
  • This is a screaming deal on a great surround sound system from Vizio.
    — Parker Hall, Wired, 28 Nov. 2021
  • Comes with a Wicked bezel and photo cards, plus insane surround sound.
    — Kasey Caminiti, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
  • The house has an 8-foot by 10-foot video wall in the living room with surround sound.
    — Nancy Trejos, USA TODAY, 22 Oct. 2017
  • The cathedral-style great room has a stone fireplace, reclaimed wood beams and surround sound.
    — chicagotribune.com, 6 Sep. 2019
  • It's best used for adding bass to Sonos speakers being used as a surround sound or stereo pair.
    — Jason Cipriani, CNN Underscored, 26 Dec. 2019
  • Foti’s state-of-the-art sound system can, perhaps, be best described as surround sound on steroids.
    — Troy L. Smith, cleveland, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The basement is finished and has surround sound, a large television and bar area.
    — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 2 May 2026
  • This fully wireless surround sound system is a lifesaver for cord-loathers like me.
    — Gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • In certain rooms, the sound can bounce off walls well enough to mimic a respectable surround sound system.
    — Haley Sprankle gear Team, WIRED, 28 Nov. 2022
  • Sonos already makes sound bars, a subwoofer, and speakers that can be used as surround sound speakers.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 22 Mar. 2022
  • But there was also surround sound, laughter, and Daniel Craig.
    — Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 14 Oct. 2021
  • The same goes for a private movie theater equipped with an immersive surround sound system.
    — Brenda Richardson, Forbes, 22 June 2021
  • Then, in surround sound, a song reverberates through the forest.
    — Matt Blitz, Washington Post, 13 Apr. 2020
  • Here, there’s a full kitchen, dining area, half bathroom, oversized fire pit, dance floor and surround sound system.
    — Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2022
  • The bigger green button (no, the other button) on the largest remote turns on the surround sound.
    — Alison Sider, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2018
  • The great room provides golf course views, a high ceiling, hanging remote fire fixtures and surround sound.
    — Dallas News, 19 Dec. 2020
  • Nothing quite like the surround sound at Hamnet, but there were more than a few people in that room dabbing at their eyes.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Users can also add a pair of Sonos One speakers to a home theater setup for surround sound.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 11 May 2022
  • To enable surround sound with one of its soundbars, Sonos requires two rear speakers, one for the left and one for the right.
    — Brenda Stolyar haley Sprankle, WIRED, 4 Dec. 2022
  • With surround sound and a 13-hour battery, a tablet like this is awesome for streaming shows in bed, browsing the web and more.
    — Lesley Kennedy, CNN Underscored, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Even more transformed since the Clinton era is the Washington surround sound.
    — Peter Baker, New York Times, 12 Nov. 2019
  • The great room offers golf course views, a 30-foot ceiling, hanging remote fire fixtures and surround sound.
    — Allie Morris, Dallas News, 4 July 2020
  • With dual tweeters and rich bass, the speaker offers commendable surround sound.
    — Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Anyone taking their at-home cinema to the next level needs to check out the speaker and surround sound deals from Sonos.
    — Erin Parker, Glamour, 30 Nov. 2020
  • Now, the Yorkville resident has a 150-inch screen in his living room and a surround sound system.
    — Kathy Cichon, chicagotribune.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • All classes will be immersive, in a blackout room, in a club-like setting with DJs and surround sound.
    — Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 27 Apr. 2021
  • There’s also a film and theater room near the court with a giant LED wall and surround sound system.
    — Tim Newcomb, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

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