How to Use aural in a Sentence

aural

adjective
  • Tran went easy on the aural effects—less sound bath than sound spritz.
    Zach Helfand, The New Yorker, 10 Sep. 2019
  • The best way to get around an aural assault is to dine on the early side.
    Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 23 Dec. 2022
  • The scene expands out like a song, about to spill into an aural ocean.
    Sarah Neilson, Washington Post, 31 Mar. 2020
  • Maybe on the page, but the aural results were clear and compelling.
    Christian Hertzogwriter, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Aug. 2019
  • Along with the very smooth and thick concrete walls, this creates an aural treat.
    Trevor Cox, National Geographic, 31 July 2019
  • On its own, the orchestra in this hall can become an aural drug.
    Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2019
  • The thrum of daily life gets a little much when the noise in your head is just aural clutter.
    Catharine Hamm, latimes.com, 13 June 2019
  • But the aural troubles didn't stop the crowd from dancing in the bleachers and the stands.
    Bill Schulz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 July 2017
  • What results -- on record and in concert — is an aural treat of rare depth and daring.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Or is this 70-year-old troubadour still able to strike aural gold?
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 June 2025
  • For me, the cues are aural (the ping, the French horn) and visual (pop-ups on the screen).
    Jerome Groopman, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2019
  • Pull that phrase out of my aural canal like an ear candler on the side of the road in India.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 7 Dec. 2021
  • But the vast majority of jokes from the show are not visual but aural.
    Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 6 May 2018
  • The hot water sloshes down my ear canal like an aural Neti Pot.
    James Lynch, Popular Mechanics, 19 Oct. 2018
  • This record is an aural spell cast over the listener from the first sprite-like sounds to the last haunting note.
    Spin Staff, SPIN, 2 May 2023
  • And that’s just a slice of her designs’ vast visual and aural foundation.
    Samuel Hine, GQ, 20 Mar. 2018
  • That sounds like an aural metaphor for the tumultuous Sixties.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2017
  • Day for Night positions itself as much a visual event as an aural one.
    Andrew Dansby, Houston Chronicle, 16 Dec. 2017
  • The aural assault of jackhammers and cement trucks fades at the walls of the complex.
    Fortune, 6 June 2018
  • Still others flee at parades, spooked by the aural nightmare of musket fire and sirens and marching bands.
    Billy Baker, BostonGlobe.com, 7 July 2018
  • Hearing the sound feels like the aural equivalent of driving over a pothole.
    Carolina Abbott Galvão, New York Times, 29 Aug. 2023
  • That scene was also a bear for the film’s sound team, which had a wide variety of aural tasks to tackle throughout.
    Partner Content, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2022
  • The chief attraction is that its five string players are joined by two French horns for a welcome aural change of pace.
    Rob Hubbard, Star Tribune, 10 May 2021
  • Audible signals on street lights compensate for the lack of aural clues from bikes and quiet cars.
    Justin Davidson, Curbed, 11 Nov. 2021
  • The distinctive trilling of bush warblers and the drone of cicadas are deployed in films as aural markers of place and time.
    Matt Alt, The New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2023
  • Your seat for this aural bliss is a comfy perch with softer padding than the BMW norm.
    Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 28 Mar. 2023
  • The contrast between this and an aural document of human life being snuffed out is a shock that never wears off.
    Sophie Monks Kaufman, IndieWire, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The result is a wholly unique collection of house music that gives an aural snapshot of the iconic clubs.
    Lily Moayeri, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2022
  • But for those with the time to take a deep dive, attentive airings will deliver aural payoffs well worth the effort.
    George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 May 2022
  • And keeping the aural vibe of its predecessor alive, the new venue will also feature live music.
    Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025

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