background noise

noun

: undesired sound that is heard in a radio broadcast, a tape recording, etc.

The recording had a lot of background noise.

Examples of background noise in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The system has been trained using thousands of sound samples to identify possible threats and tell them apart from background noise. — Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026

The mics do a good job of cutting out droning background noise. — Mark Knapp, PC Magazine, 8 July 2026

As a further precaution, consider adding background noise, like the TV or a white noise machine, to help muffle the sounds. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 3 July 2026

There’s the pleasant background noise of gossipy girls’ dinners and third dates. — Anna Grace Lee, Vogue, 2 July 2026

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