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
  • To fall asleep faster…try pink noise Insomniacs, this might be the sound for you.
    Hannah Baxter, Allure, 18 Feb. 2023
  • On TikTok, users describe pink noise as wind or a wave.
    Ellen O'Brien, Outside Online, 4 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The sound of wind or a waterfall is similar to pink noise.
    Cathy Cassata, Health, 27 Mar. 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
  • The sound library includes the usual white and pink noise, fan sounds, nature sounds, and lullabies.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • 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
  • This noise machine has white noise, pink noise, and brown noise capabilities.
    Tony Vaz, Popular Science, 9 Sep. 2019
  • Consequently, music has been accepted to be a type of pink noise.
    Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2020
  • Similar to white and pink noise, brown noise is useful for masking distracting sounds.
    Marisa Sloan, Discover Magazine, 27 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • Past studies of music as pink noise spurred similar questions.
    Karmela Padavic-Callaghan, Scientific American, 19 Aug. 2020
  • 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
  • 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
  • On one hand, some studies have shown, for instance, that white noise helped adults fall asleep 38 percent faster, that pink noise boosts memory function, and that all three improve work performance.
    Ashley Stimpson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This kind of steady, swishing sound is called pink noise, Zee explains, and it’s composed of more low frequencies than white noise, which represents all frequencies equally.
    Erin Berger, Outside Online, 22 June 2020
  • There’s no Bluetooth connectivity, just an internal chip that emits pink noise.
    Katherine Alex Beaven, Travel + Leisure, 31 May 2023
  • The compact and portable LectroFan provides ten fan sounds and ten ambient noise variations, including white noise, pink noise and brown noise.
    Dave Johnson, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • In pink noise, events that appear random are actually connected, per Science News.
    Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Nov. 2021
  • There’s also pink noise, which is gaining popularity as a frequency at a lower pitch than white noise, similar to the sound produced by a waterfall.
    Kayla Blanton, Health, 19 July 2023
  • This device comes programmed with 20 sound settings, including nature, music, pink noise, and traditional white noise.
    Lindsay Modglin, Verywell Health, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Besides helping with tinnitus, research has found, exposure to steady pink noise can reduce the complexity of people’s brain waves and improve their sleep stability and quality.
    Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023
  • In addition, pink noise can enhance work efficiency, improving executive function, judgment and speed on mental performance tests, according to research from Taiwan.
    Stacey Colino, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2023

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