How to Use ambience in a Sentence

ambience

noun
  • The ambience in the hall for any of them this fall has been one of joy.
    Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • There is a unique light and ambience to each part of the film.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 20 Sep. 2023
  • At a thrift store, the items and ambience won’t tell you no.
    Grace Antino, refinery29.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • It’s the ambience, the skyline, the summertime, all of it.
    Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 7 July 2022
  • But for us, the airport, stripped of any ambience, tends to be a happy place.
    Caitlin Raux Gunther, Bon Appétit, 11 Feb. 2022
  • For most people, a meal at an upscale chain is about the ambience as much as the food.
    Spencer Jakab, wsj.com, 28 Apr. 2023
  • And fans of the restaurants don’t need to worry about major changes to the menu or ambience.
    Amanda Yeager, Baltimore Sun, 7 Feb. 2024
  • But on This Stupid World, the forlorn ambience is more lived-in and close-to-home than it’s ever seemed in the past.
    Jon Dolan, Rolling Stone, 7 Feb. 2023
  • While the food and wine are distinguished, so too is the region’s ambience.
    The Bon Appétit Staff & Contributors, Bon Appétit, 8 Feb. 2023
  • The rhythms may be episodic, but the ambience could hardly be more Assayesque.
    Los Angeles Times, 25 July 2022
  • Obscured by tall shrubs and overhead shades, the ambience is serene and perfect for any event.
    oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • Moody florals from Fox Fodder Farm added to the ambience.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 3 Nov. 2023
  • With this in mind, look for a fixture that drops away from the ceiling, or spreads the light out to create a more pleasant ambience.
    Maggie Gillette, Better Homes & Gardens, 3 Aug. 2023
  • The sound, by Lance LaBonte, adds to the rock-concert ambience, and Labonte’s crisp lighting — changing moods along with the songs’ tempo and lyric changes — is on point.
    Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2022
  • There are lots of ways to create ambience without flames.
    Shanti Lerner, The Arizona Republic, 28 Apr. 2022
  • Benches and a reflecting pool flanked by four cherubs add to the peaceful, stop-and-smell-the-roses ambience.
    Pamela Wright, BostonGlobe.com, 6 May 2022
  • People go to get some shade, grab a beer, and swap local gossip, not for the décor or ambience.
    Andrew Downie, Time, 3 Dec. 2022
  • With no scarcity of other bars to frequent, the speakeasy experience is more about the ambience than the need to hide out.
    Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • By far the most charming thing about the space is the patinaed ambience, the kind that comes from the years and work the Russells and their 12 employees have been put into this space.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 24 Feb. 2022
  • For a more rustic ambience, book a comfy cabin at the Lazy Z Resort.
    Sunset Magazine, 9 Aug. 2022
  • Martorano, meanwhile, watched and learned how the business was run, how to measure, fit and attend to customers, the whole ambience of the place.
    G. Bruce Boyer, Robb Report, 22 Feb. 2022
  • Creating that kind of ambience requires taste, which the owners of this home clearly had in spades.
    Xochitl Gonzalez, ELLE Decor, 21 June 2022
  • Despite the defeat, the crowd was engaged and seemed to have a good time although the ambience was relatively tame.
    Mike Bianchi, Orlando Sentinel, 26 Feb. 2023
  • Voices start becoming de-tuned and the whole ambience starts to shift into a much darker tone.
    Carolyn Giardina, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2022
  • Adding to the ambience, people could be seen huddled against the windows of nearby office buildings aiming to get a glimpse of the fashion.
    Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • But much like the A8's exterior, the interior ambience is a bit sober and not as lavish as that of the Mercedes S-class.
    Andrew Wendler, Car and Driver, 18 July 2023
  • The right lighting can completely transform the ambience, vibe, and aesthetic of a room.
    Tamim Alnuweiri, PEOPLE.com, 11 Jan. 2022
  • Enjoy a girls’ night out on the patio, where the festive ambience includes a hot tub, with three modes of cool lights, plus a swiveling flat-screen TV for watching movies.
    Kathryn Hardison, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2022
  • The design is stunning, the service is relaxed but on-point, the breakfast is tasty, and the ambience is a beguiling blend of the ancient and the contemporary.
    Ann Abel, Forbes, 18 Apr. 2022
  • On the technical side, ambience soundscapes have been mixed for surround sound.
    Kris Holt, Forbes, 28 June 2022

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