How to Use acoustic in a Sentence

acoustic

adjective
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  • She loves listening to acoustic folk music.
  • On the title track, Rose swaps keys for his first love, the acoustic guitar.
    — Sarah Grant, SPIN, 10 Apr. 2024
  • Brandi Carlisle will start off with an acoustic set at 7 p.m., and Joni and friends are set to come out at 9.
    — Mikael Wood, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2023
  • In the next slide, the Sour songstress shared a video of the stunning duet, which was backed only by Crow on acoustic guitar.
    — Bailey Richards, Peoplemag, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Now, the band has tapped The National’s Matt Berninger for a cozy acoustic take on life’s in betweens.
    — Starr Bowenbank, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2023
  • If there was acoustic guitar, there was a guy playing that.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 26 July 2023
  • The acoustic sculpture has been part of San Francisco since 1986.
    — Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2023
  • But they’d no longer be allowed to use a live DJ or acoustic sound, says Bill Brown, the committee’s vice chair.
    — Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2024
  • And many set designers don’t want to be forced into building boxes all the time to help us with the acoustic.
    — Ben Miller, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2023
  • And the group has, improbably, just finished their second of two acoustic sets; the first was by the baggage claim.
    — Noah Shachtman, Rolling Stone, 15 Mar. 2023
  • The gist is the disc captures acoustic noise from your chest or back and then converts it into an electric signal that can be read by the BeamO.
    — Victoria Song, The Verge, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The hardwood of the hall itself seems to swirl around its stage, a system of blue beams girding a circular canopy of bright lights and acoustic spires.
    — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
  • Malone played two songs on electric guitar and four songs on acoustic.
    — Joshua Medintz, The Enquirer, 10 July 2023
  • There, a red-headed and red-bearded guy of six feet six, in a T-shirt and baggy pants, cradled a Gretsch acoustic guitar.
    — David Browne, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2023
  • Those will include vibration and acoustic tests to check that the spacecraft can withstand the shaking and sound of a rocket launch.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
  • Kaleo, an Icelandic band, performed a live acoustic gig in 2021 with the lava spewing in the background.
    — Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 18 Dec. 2023
  • Before the news conference, Johnson strummed a few chords on an acoustic guitar next to Smith.
    — Zaeem Shaikh, Dallas News, 16 May 2023
  • His only other concert here since then was a solo acoustic date at the San Diego Civic Theatre in 1996.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Mar. 2023
  • Each Swift set list includes two surprise songs, one played on acoustic guitar and the other on piano.
    — Vulture, 17 Oct. 2023
  • William, on the other hand, often has the soulful look of someone about to play a depressing solo on the acoustic guitar.
    — Tom Gliatto, Peoplemag, 14 Dec. 2023
  • Brass horn, acoustic guitar, and a punch of accordion notes spill out of a restaurant on a recent rainy evening in this bustling border city.
    — Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Callahan’s baritone vocals get plenty of low-mid richness and crisp high-mid detail, while the acoustic strums are bright and full.
    — PCMAG, 17 Sep. 2023
  • According to fan footage, Musgraves, 35, hit the stage in a white blouse and sheer black skirt, while Bryan sported denim and played acoustic guitar — and the crowd sang every word.
    — Jack Irvin, Peoplemag, 6 Mar. 2024
  • The acoustic album was conceived as a seven-movement piece meant to be listened to in its entirety.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Every human body is host to a wide array of acoustic and tonal signatures.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Nov. 2023
  • Swapping the electronic synths of their last few releases for acoustic guitars, the album was made to be heard live with a flock of screaming fans.
    — Keaton Bell, Vogue, 7 July 2023
  • This solo acoustic turn was not Grohl’s only appearance during the two-hour show.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Levert and Ryan slow danced onstage as Smyers played acoustic guitar and Mooney crooned the heartfelt ballad.
    — USA TODAY, 12 Mar. 2024
  • Written and recorded by the Guts singer, the track features Rodrigo over intimate acoustic guitars as the melodies build to a slow crescendo and tell the story of vengeance.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2023
  • The simple acoustic guitar arrangement and his clear voice was genius!
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Nov. 2023

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