How do you use the word "noise" in a sentence?

Q: How do you use the word "noise" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "noise": "I can't think with that noise," she said, as she stared at the typewriter. We can't sleep because of the noise.

Noise Meaning

/ˈnoɪ̯z/

Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounVarious sounds, usually unwanted or unpleasant.

nounAny sound.

Sentence Examples

"I can't think with that noise," she said, as she stared at the typewriter.

We can't sleep because of the noise.

There was a rattling noise coming from the back of the car.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

racket disturbance interference

Antonyms:

None

CEFR Practice Quiz

The loud ____ from the construction site made it hard to concentrate.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

The loud ____ from the construction site made it very difficult to concentrate.

Word Origin & History

From Middle English noyse, noise, from Old French noise (“a dispute, wrangle, strife, noise”), of uncertain origin. According to some, from Latin nausia, nausea (“disgust, nausea”); according to others, from Latin noxia (“hurt, harm, damage, injury”); but neither explanation is satisfactory in regard to either form or sense. Potentially a reduced form of Old French enoiier (“to bother, to disturb”), from Latin inodio (“to make repulsive”) - which would make it a doublet of English annoy (“to bother, to irritate”) and English ennui (“boredom, jadedness, depression”). Compare Piedmontese nojé (“to bother, to annoy”), though this fails to explain the final /z/.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

"The heavens turn about in a most rapid motion without noise to us perceived." — 1627 (indicated as 1626), Francis [Bacon], “(please specify the page, or |century=I to X)”, in Sylua Syluarum: Or A Naturall Historie. In Ten Centuries. […], London: […] William Rawley […]; [p]rinted by J[ohn] H[aviland] for William Lee […], →OCLC:

"Charles had not been employed above six months at Darracott Place, but he was not such a whopstraw as to make the least noise in the performance of his duties when his lordship was out of humour." — 1959, Georgette Heyer, chapter 1, in The Unknown Ajax:

"On the technical side, the scanning and OCR of texts, in combination with the graphic design of high school text books, introduced a certain level of noise into the corpus which in turn led to a higher tagging error rate than usual and may affect count precision." — 2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI, page 11:

"In order to provide coherence and confidence, the leader must dramatically turn down the noise level in the organization, eliminate any unnecessary distractions that inevitably get in the way of execution, and banish the fear of uncertainty." — 2013, R. Douglas Williamson, Straight Talk on Leadership: Solving Canada's Business Crisis:

"Despite encouraging noises made by politicians from time to time, the two sides there have never been further from an agreement." — 2012, Richard Oliver Collin, Pamela L. Martin, An Introduction to World Politics, page 425:

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