How to Use buzz in a Sentence

buzz

1 of 2 verb
  • Let me buzz you out.
  • My mind is buzzing with ideas.
  • The nurse buzzed the doctor who was on duty.
  • Flies were buzzing around the picnic tables.
  • The hall buzzed with excitement as the audience waited for the show to start.
  • Ring the bell when you arrive and someone will buzz you into the building.
  • She buzzed her secretary to say she was going out for lunch.
  • Four buzzed the food prep line.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 19 Dec. 2025
  • Dick kept buzzing high among them.
    Dolores Brown, Outdoor Life, 17 June 2026
  • Texts from friends buzzed his phone.
    Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 4 Mar. 2026
  • But now, your phone won’t stop buzzing.
    Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Jan. 2026
  • My body was buzzing—as was my group chat.
    Margaux Anbouba, Vogue, 20 Jan. 2026
  • This eclipse seems to have more buzz than eclipses in the past.
    Emmett Lindner, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Keep your eyes peeled for these pesky pests buzzing around your yard.
    Patricia S York, Southern Living, 21 June 2026
  • Your phone buzzes in your pocket.
    Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 June 2026
  • An alarm that chimes instead of buzzes.
    Stephen Watson, Robb Report, 14 Apr. 2026
  • Longer spring days mean the city is buzzing with even more things to do.
    Olivia Wakim, AJC.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • Beside it, a neon palm tree buzzes.
    Maddie Connors, Los Angeles Times, 3 June 2026
  • Louise’s phone buzzed in her pocket.
    Catherine Lacey, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2026
  • That buzz just doesn’t make it to the arena.
    Jason Jones, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
  • No traffic, no phones buzzing—just you and the wide-open sky.
    Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
  • What isn’t at Cannes has been as buzzed about as much as what is.
    ABC News, 12 May 2026
  • Fans were buzzing from the first show in Switzerland.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 15 Oct. 2025
  • Guests, drunk on liquor and a good time, buzz around her as a young girl plays at her feet.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Two drones buzzed overhead, and a chopper was up.
    Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
  • The show built buzz from its earliest frames.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 30 Jan. 2026
  • It is guaranteed to have your group chat buzzing!
    Essence, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Our heads were still buzzing with the echoes of Reese’s fireworks.
    Joseph Goodman | [email protected], al, 6 Apr. 2023
  • Gnats buzzed around the park in the afternoon light.
    Ariane Lange, Sacbee.com, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The crowd buzzed with the tying and go-ahead runs on base with one out in the ninth.
    Peter Abraham, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Apr. 2023

buzz

2 of 2 noun
  • There's been a lot of buzz about the new movie.
  • We heard the buzz of the bees as we walked through the garden.
  • There's been quite a buzz about the new movie.
  • The buzz is that she turned down the job because the pay was too low.
  • There was a buzz of voices in the hall as the audience waited for the show to start.
  • When the machine is turned on, it makes a quiet buzz.
  • What's the latest buzz about their marriage?
  • The team's new players are creating a buzz among baseball fans.
  • What's all the *ahem* buzz about?
    Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 9 Jan. 2026
  • The buzz around the film so far has been very strong.
    Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Buzz, buzz, buzz… Buzz, buzz, buzz.
    R29 Team, Refinery29, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Early buzz is good on this one.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 June 2026
  • But buzz is not always a good thing.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
  • The hope is that the buzz keeps going.
    Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
  • Once the buzz starts, fringe brands come knocking.
    Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2025
  • With each match, the buzz around her grew louder.
    Ryan Brennan march 11, Kansas City Star, 11 Mar. 2026
  • These models have drawn buzz in cities with high home prices.
    Teo Armus, Washington Post, 13 Sep. 2023
  • But along with all that buzz comes with fears about fitting in.
    Annabelle Canela, Parents, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Now, the buzz is that the third act will be a rock album.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 30 Apr. 2026
  • The buzz inside the studio was just as bad.
    Jon Landau, HollywoodReporter, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Now my performance is in front of the buzz.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 27 Mar. 2026
  • There’s a lot of buzz around him and the Bulldogs.
    Jeff Sentell, AJC.com, 29 May 2026
  • More stars were in town and more buzz was created.
    Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 17 Oct. 2025
  • All this buzz has led to Swift breaking records, yet again.
    Misty L. Heggeness, Time, 6 Oct. 2025
  • But on this night, out of nowhere, Adebayo brought a buzz.
    Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 11 Mar. 2026
  • The buzz on this thing is terrible.
    Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Hopefully these will have a less lethal buzz.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appetit Magazine, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The trailer looks cool, and pre-release buzz is good.
    K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t be home to have to listen to any of the buzz that upsets you.
    Harriette Cole, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Either way, the sugary spice will make your tongue buzz and taste buds sing.
    Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 15 Apr. 2026

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