How to Use ambient in a Sentence

ambient

adjective
  • People shopped as ambient music played in the background.
  • Keep the chemicals at an ambient temperature of 70°F.
  • The lights can even change based on ambient noise, like party music or a TV show.
    Condé Nast, WIRED, 11 July 2023
  • The ambient temperature of the make line cooler was 70 degrees, the report went on to say.
    Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al, 5 Apr. 2023
  • Stored on the Buddha Machine are a bunch of ambient sound loops that were created by a couple of artists.
    WIRED, 9 Nov. 2023
  • This smart diffuser comes with an LED ambient nightlight that adds a touch of magic to your space.
    Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2023
  • In addition to eyeballs, what if Sphere were broadcasting the stars that go unseen because of all the ambient light in the city?
    Carolina A. Miranda, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2023
  • Then wiggle a little bit away from this point, floating off the lattice into the ambient space.
    Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Scientific American, 16 Jan. 2024
  • By the second alert, the axle was 103 degrees above ambient tempreature.
    Kerry Breen, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2023
  • That should go a long way toward offsetting the effects of any ambient light in your studio.
    PCMAG, 26 Jan. 2024
  • An ambient light bar with a crystalline surface structure and LEDs with the M logo sit up front ahead of the passenger.
    James Raia, The Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2024
  • But for travel purposes, the unit blocks out the ambient noise of a hotel room and provides just enough distraction to lull you to sleep.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • There are gorgeous fall wreaths, adorable Halloween displays, ambient fairy lights, and so much more.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 24 Sep. 2023
  • And on top of comfort, the custom fit acts as a seal to ambient noise, allowing for greater noise isolation.
    John Thompson, Men's Health, 14 Mar. 2023
  • An onboard ambient light sensor can be used to turn lights brighter as more people enter a room.
    Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Hatch's Restore machine, which is an alarm clock, sound machine, and ambient light.
    Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 9 Mar. 2023
  • For years, the pop-rock act has churned out the new ambient music: not music for airports, but music for buying fast food and fast fashion.
    Chris Kelly, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2023
  • The smart lights adjust to ambient light conditions and function as brake lights when slowing.
    Kevin Brouillard, Travel + Leisure, 22 Feb. 2023
  • The ambient soundtrack of daily life is the barking of dogs, the shouts of officers, the screams of captive victims, gunshots, and the roar and smoke of crematoria.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
  • There are markdowns on autumn wreaths, scented candles, ambient string lights, and so much more.
    Clara McMahon, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • The ambient banter picked up on Berlin’s tape would be nearly as valuable to future archivists as the songs that were recorded.
    Will Hermes, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • Many New Yorkers revel in the city’s ambient rumble — the thump of a bass echoing between buildings, the slap of domino tiles on a card table, the growl of off-road bikes rushing down the block.
    Yessenia Funes, Curbed, 11 Aug. 2023
  • It is now considered a milestone of ambient and new-age music.
    Jon Pareles, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2023
  • The performance was icy and ambient, eerie and textural.
    WIRED, 16 Mar. 2023
  • It is coated with a material that absorbs CO2 from the ambient air.
    USA Today, 16 Apr. 2023
  • The video was accompanied by ambient music and text that included a link to a GoFundMe page.
    Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2023
  • Even the base model comes with plush amenities like leather seating, a panoramic sunroof, and moody ambient lighting.
    Jonathon Ramsey, Car and Driver, 1 Aug. 2023
  • In our chicken test, the two pieces on the right didn't get as crispy as the two pieces on the left because the right burner turned off in the middle of cooking to help maintain the proper ambient temperature.
    goodhousekeeping.com, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The song comes from the group’s 2019 ambient album Flow State, which was designed for use during yoga and meditation.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 6 July 2023
  • That alkaline outflow would mix with C02 in the ambient seawater to create bicarbonate, which is a stable way to store carbon.
    IEEE Spectrum, 26 Mar. 2024

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