Sentence examples for mere sound of from inspiring English sources

But to trophy hunters, the mere sound of grand names is sweet music.

Even the mere sound of women's voices is used as an excuse to dismiss women.

Many sportswriters and columnists practically fall into a swoon at the mere sound of those words, Subway Series.

Think of Pavlov's dog, which started salivating at the mere sound of a bell once it learned that the ringing signified feeding time.

For her, and for her readers, the mere sound of many of the words — Shabwa, Sheba, frankincense — was part of the driving mystery.

A male suitor could be driven wild by the sight of a woman's sleeve spilling out from underneath a shade, or by the mere sound of silk rustling behind a lacquer screen.

There is something magical in the power of flat pictures to depict a diverse universe, as also in the power of mere sounds to express events.

And this is where mere sound planning passed into the realm of the incredibly opportune.

Words become mere sound again.

Music goes beyond mere sound.

She is no mere sound bite.