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How to use music in a sentence

40 example sentences · noun, verb, adjective

Music means a series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood. Example: “I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.”

Examples of music by meaning

nounA series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre...

  • I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.
  • Music lessons in early childhood lead to changes in the brain that could improve its performance far into adulthood, researchers say.2013 November 22, Ian Sample, “Music lessons in early childhood may improve brain's performance”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189...

nounAny interesting or pleasing sounds.

  • Wilson's definite genius for rapid, witty dialogue which becomes a kind of conversational music at times.1978 August 19, Kevin Warren, “A Flawless Production”, in Gay Community News, volume 6, number 5, page 15

More sentences with music

  • I don't know what it is, but this music really sends me.From the entry send
  • The dancer kept pace with the shifting tempo of the music.From the entry tempo
  • Acid House is not my bag: I prefer the more traditional styles of music.From the entry bag
  • “I didn't like the music.” “Well, I thought it was good.”From the entry well
  • The patterns on the screen relate to the pitch and volume of the music being played.From the entry relate
  • The drummer Cynthia praised her best friends' dance moves to the music.From the entry move
  • The old corn exchange has been converted into a music venue.From the entry exchange
  • Their music has been described as a blend of jazz and heavy metal.From the entry blend
  • I want to add genre and artist tags to the files in my music collection.From the entry tag
  • Music won't solve all the world's ills, but it can make them easier to bear.From the entry ill
  • The combination of classical music and hip hop is a surprisingly good mix.From the entry mix
  • In the sentence I like this music, the word this is a demonstrative adjective.From the entry demonstrative adjective
  • The music of George Gershwin’s Porgie and Bess was inspired in part by Gullah "shouts".From the entry Gullah
  • Elgar's music was not created to be occasional music for high-school graduations.From the entry occasional
  • A large portion of modern popular music is influenced by the blues.From the entry blues
  • The orchestra plays music for the dancers to dance to in the 19th century-styled dance hall.From the entry orchestra
  • Hey, pass the aux. I'll play some music from my phone.From the entry aux
  • He put an end to the loud music by pulling the plug.From the entry pull the plug
  • At first, many people didn’t like that kind of music, but after a while it caught on.From the entry catch on
  • Pop music comes and goes, but classical music has stood the test of time.From the entry stand the test of time
  • Understanding the phylogeny of this musical group helps us understand its music.From the entry phylogeny
  • He uses the music to drown out other noises around him.From the entry drown out
  • Their music may not be worthy of radio time, but it's nothing to sneeze at.From the entry nothing to sneeze at
  • His tastes in music run the gamut from classical to heavy metal.From the entry run the gamut
  • I turned my research into an exposition on the traditional music of Borneo.From the entry exposition
  • The podcast's intro and outro music, jingles, and sound effects are all part of its sonic branding.From the entry sonic branding
  • She disapproves of rap music because of its sometimes aggressive lyrics.From the entry disapprove
  • Jones backed Smith off the plate with a little chin music.From the entry chin music
  • He combines the best of classical music with the excitement of the modern sound.From the entry combines
  • In the sentence I like this music, the word this is a demonstrative determiner.From the entry demonstrative determiner
  • The show had a lot of pizzazz, with glittering costumes and upbeat music.From the entry pizzazz
  • Punk injected a much-needed sense of urgency into the British music scene.From the entry inject
  • They put together a stunning audiovisual presentation, with movies and music as well as plenty of information.From the entry audiovisual
  • Good jazz music has long been held up as a hallmark of authentic Washingtonian culture.From the entry Washingtonian
  • Dave was kicking and screaming, so I had to cool him down with some mellow music.From the entry cool down
  • He played the violin giftedly. The music was so beautiful, especially by one so young.From the entry giftedly
  • Although he was a gifted musician, he was a plumber by trade and never played music professionally.From the entry by trade

Meaning of music

  1. noun A series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood.
  2. noun Any interesting or pleasing sounds.
  3. noun An art form, created by organizing pitch, rhythm, and sounds made using musical instruments and/or singing.

Full definition of music

Questions about music in a sentence

How do you use music in a sentence?
Music is used as a noun, verb and adjective. For example: “I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.”
What is a short sentence with music?
“I keep listening to this music because it’s a masterpiece.”
What does music mean?
Music means a series of sounds organized in time, usually employing some combination of harmony, melody, rhythm, tempo, timbre, sound design, lyrics, etc., often to convey a mood.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: music (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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