How to Use auditory in a Sentence

auditory

1 of 2 noun
  • So first, for me, the auditory sense is the first one to come.
    — Meredith Carey, Condé Nast Traveler, 2021-09-08
  • But birds, as a group, are top among the world’s most accomplished auditory copycats.
    — Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 2022-11-17
  • There are drones, lasers and auditory devices (plastic owls too, but do those ever work?).
    — Los Angeles Times, 2022-07-06
  • The brain’s auditory system has to cope with the impaired input.
    — Quanta Magazine, 2020-10-28
  • But what was the point of this unusual auditory outburst?
    — Karen Hopkin, Scientific American, 2022-09-16
  • The longer the exposure time, the higher the auditory risk.
    — Joyce Cohen, PEOPLE.com, 2018-02-26
  • The rechargeable battery promises up to six hours of non-stop karaoke (or auditory torture).
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 2022-04-06
  • In fourth grade, instructors came into his class to give auditory hearing tests.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 2022-10-19
  • This can be useful for those who wish to limit auditory interruptions in their home.
    — Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 2022-12-05
  • An auditory shapeshifter, Bush has proven adept in several roles and styles over the course of his nearly three decades in music.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 2022-03-03
  • These bones then transmit the sound vibrations to the cochlea, which stimulates nerve axons that send the auditory signal to the brain.
    — Neel Bhatt, CNN, 2021-06-15
  • Long before lasers or computers, wingbeat was thought of in auditory – even musical – terms.
    — Daniel A. Gross, Smithsonian, 2017-04-25
  • Behind the wheel, the auditory experience is just about the same as any other Corolla.
    — Joey Capparella, Car and Driver, 2020-09-30
  • During that time, the system provided two visual and one auditory alert for the driver to put his hands back on the steering wheel, the agency said.
    — Mike Spector, WSJ, 2018-06-07
  • There were two visual alerts and one auditory alert for the driver to place his hands on the steering wheel, but those alerts were made more than 15 minutes before the crash.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 2018-06-07
  • One of the hallmarks of truly listening, rather than just hearing, is when the brain is doing both auditory and visual processing.
    — Tracy Brower, Forbes, 2021-12-28
  • This is similar to how ringing in the ears is thought to come about, when the brain's auditory system becomes more active to try to compensate for hearing loss.
    — Kate Baggaley, Popular Science, 2021-03-05
  • With a week left before the Thanksgiving break, this weekend offers a number of auditory options.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 2022-11-17
  • The man learned to alter his brain activity in response to that auditory feedback to compose simple messages.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 2022-04-15
  • Narrative, visual, and auditory artistry create a true sense of Elsewhere.
    — Jess Grey, Wired, 2021-10-16
  • When viewing from a vehicle, turn off the engine to avoid interfering with the owl's auditory hunting technique.
    — Chelsey Lewis, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2020-11-30
  • Some people may prefer to tap their fingers or hands in a specific way, like Harry does in the docuseries, or listen to certain auditory cues.
    — Sarah Jacoby, SELF, 2021-05-21
  • Others use sound—not in the simple, toward-or-away mode of phonotaxis but as something like an auditory landmark, useful for maintaining any bearing.
    — Kathryn Schulz, The New Yorker, 2021-03-29
  • Froemke’s researchers have detected a unique surge in the number of receptors in the auditory cortex of female mice that are ready for mating (that is, about 2 months old).
    — Dina Litovsky, Smithsonian Magazine, 2021-04-22
  • Recent studies have proven that the Kuleshov effect is auditory as well, which helps to explain Blade Runner's power.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 2017-05-19
  • In most cases, tinnitus is a reaction in the brain to damage in the ear or auditory system, according to the ATA.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 2022-08-13
  • Sonic branding is on the rise, with the right auditory aesthetics triggering the brain’s amygdala, the part of the brain responsible for mood, emotion, and memory.
    — Jennifer Alsever, Fortune, 2019-12-08
  • In spite of speech and auditory processing difficulties, Fetterman still chose to debate Oz just weeks before the election.
    — Prem Thakker, The New Republic, 2022-11-09
  • More than a visual puzzle, Mr. Rhoads’s sculptures also have an auditory element, as the balls clank together, roll through springs or metal bowls and trigger levers that ring gongs or plock against a hollow box.
    — Washington Post, 2021-08-01
  • During the nearly 19-minute period, Autopilot flashed two visual alerts and issued one auditory alert, the report said, with all three coming 15 minutes before the crash.
    — Russ Mitchell, latimes.com, 2018-06-07

auditory

2 of 2 adjective
  • The patient has damage to the auditory nerve.
  • I have a bad auditory memory—unless I see a word in writing, and not just hear it, I forget it easily.
  • But the new study is the first to take this auditory approach.
    — Meilan Solly, Smithsonian, 4 Dec. 2019
  • There are a few small nods to this auditory theme throughout the unit.
    — Helena Madden, Robb Report, 23 July 2021
  • The auditory version of the blank sheet is, of course, silence.
    — Suzanne Sataline, Smithsonian Magazine, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Use the same line of thinking when trying to decide which auditory aid to use.
    — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 11 Dec. 2025
  • Radio has been redefined as more or less all things auditory.
    — CNN Underscored, 15 Oct. 2019
  • Actually, the child of this age may have many auditory fears.
    — Keith Gessen, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2019
  • The auditory nature of music lends itself to this as no other art does.
    — Jack Hamilton, The Atlantic, 6 Oct. 2021
  • For the first time, all the auditory emissions of the eighties are together in one place.
    — Jonathan Zeller, The New Yorker, 18 Nov. 2020
  • Daisy’s group was still acclimating to the wailing alarm that served as their auditory cue.
    — Emily Anthes Emil T. Lippe, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Some might be auditory and better able to keep up with the conversation.
    — Yec, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2021
  • So Chimp Haven has assigned a unique auditory cue to each group being trained.
    — Emily Anthes Emil T. Lippe, New York Times, 8 Aug. 2023
  • Could this be some sort of Banksy-like prank to drum up still more auditory support for striking writers?
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 26 May 2023
  • Our brain reacts to visual or auditory cues in our path, adjusting our gait to slow or speed up as needed.
    — Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 29 Oct. 2021
  • For example, the auditory cortex on the side of the brain near the ear analyzes sound.
    — Literary Hub, 14 Nov. 2025
  • Even children raised in the city experience a kind of auditory horror vacui in cities that don’t have them.
    — Andrea Bennett, Condé Nast Traveler, 17 Dec. 2018
  • The filmmaker makes deft use of visual and auditory cues to evoke this fugue-like sense of estrangement.
    — Jon Frosch, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • The contraption captured the auditory mix from every angle so the team could later play it back and study it.
    — Chris Berdik, Popular Science, 28 Jan. 2020
  • So the whistling and ringing in the ears caused by tinnitus is not purely a disease of the brain’s auditory system.
    — Anton Benz, Scientific American, 13 July 2023
  • Plus, a sound piece allows viewers to contribute something auditory to the mix.
    — Los Angeles Times, 1 Aug. 2019
  • Consider the auditory stimuli of eating your in-flight food, and avoid items that are noisier than most.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 28 Jan. 2020
  • Hobbes, who had used a similar method in his work, proposed re-creating their process in an auditory format.
    — Rachel Syme, The New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2020
  • Case in point, some kids are visual or auditory learners who discover by seeing or hearing.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 5 Jan. 2026
  • That argues for a more purely auditory, or sonic aversion to music.
    — Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2021
  • Bose is a brand best known for home audio systems, noise cancelling headphones, and other such auditory devices.
    — Jade Chung-Lee, PCMAG, 5 Apr. 2024
  • These bones called auditory ossicles are a feature that is unique to mammals and birds and reptiles only have one middle ear bone.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Some were in it purely for the thrill of it all, loving the auditory fantasy component and anonymity.
    — Nicki J. Monti, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Beneath it all, a zen-like garden and fountain bring the outdoors in and provide a serene auditory backdrop throughout the house.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2018
  • Such auditory and visual stimuli can create a calming tingling sensation in the scalp and neck.
    — Kayla Webley Adler, Marie Claire, 8 July 2019

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