How to Use white noise in a Sentence

white noise

noun
  • That’s, like, layers of white noise.
    — Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Cue the candles, white noise, and movie marathon.
    — Jamie Fischer, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Ear plugs, white noise, this is his problem to solve.
    — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Drift off to sleep with the help of this white noise machine.
    — Popular Science, 30 Sep. 2020
  • And when people talk about the fight, that’s all white noise.
    — Justin Barrasso, SI.com, 2 Oct. 2019
  • Some customers even use it as a white noise machine at night.
    — Nicole Charky-Chami, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 May 2022
  • Give them the gift of white noise, which has been shown to help babies fall asleep fast.
    — Grace Smith, wsj.com, 9 Nov. 2023
  • There are free apps or YouTube videos that play white noise for hours.
    — Dani Blum, New York Times, 1 July 2025
  • Drowning out the noise by putting on their favorite show or white noise.
    — Cody Godwin, USA Today, 1 July 2025
  • She got used to the acrid smell and the sound of belching trucks that felt like white noise.
    — NBC News, 1 Oct. 2020
  • One, use a white noise machine or fan to drown out some of the crying.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Even if the team stinks, baseball remains good white noise for the home.
    — Mac Engel, star-telegram, 5 May 2018
  • The whir of the white noise machine that helped my daughter fall back asleep.
    — Aisha Muharrar, Bon Appetit Magazine, 2 Oct. 2025
  • The rattle inside his body that had played the white noise to his life was hushed.
    — Courtney Crowder, USA Today, 10 Apr. 2026
  • The white noise of ethanol waves breaking over and over again on this asphalt shore.
    — James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 22 Mar. 2019
  • Brown noise, on the other hand, is a deeper sound than green and white noise.
    — Mira Miller, Verywell Health, 31 Oct. 2023
  • And yet a sense of dread lingered in the background of my thoughts like white noise.
    — Vogue, 11 Jan. 2018
  • Just soothing white noise, rustling pages, and the clink of metal forks against glass plates.
    — Quartz Staff, Quartz, 1 Nov. 2021
  • Creating white noise is a great way to lull a fussy baby to sleep.
    — Nora Colomer, Fox News, 20 Feb. 2025
  • The video starts out with the sound of a Tibetan prayer bell over a sea of white noise.
    — Simret Aklilu, CNN, 30 Sep. 2020
  • The white noise sounds that Brigade patented may be a better choice.
    — Brad Templeton, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2021
  • For many across Russia, this has become white noise.
    — Nina Khrushcheva, Time, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Most of the research that’s been done has been conducted on white noise.
    — Cathy Cassata, Health, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The app also has a white noise feature that will play ocean waves sounds in the background.
    — Joel Balsam, Travel + Leisure, 21 June 2022
  • Turns out, our daughter was powerless against the white noise of the fan above the oven.
    — Marisa Lascala, Good Housekeeping, 16 Jan. 2019
  • Canopy’s sleek designs feature white noise for a restful sleep.
    — Jackie Fields, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
  • My hope here is to take you through some strategies to ensure your brand stands out in a sea of white noise.
    — Chris Murray, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Cicadas too, and sea gulls, far-off sirens and the general white noise of a city at dusk.
    — Mark Leibovich, Star Tribune, 20 Aug. 2020
  • Give them a lovey to hold and turn on some soothing sounds, like soft white noise or a recording of ocean waves.
    — Mali Anderson, Parents, 17 July 2023
  • Then her parents put her to sleep with a white noise machine to block out the sound of the gunfire.
    — Emily Baumgaertner, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023

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