Langdon heard the distant whine, looked up, and felt a sinking feeling.

The distant whine of a jet engine broke the silence.

In the silence, the tiny, distant whine buzzed like an insect against his consciousness.

There was a distant whine of the elevator, probably the servicemen coming in, a sound you never heard at any other hour.

People who live in the area said they were accustomed to hearing the distant whine of aircraft engines turn into a roar.

He heard the distant whine of insects, but dismissed it.

The crowd was gone, its cheers no louder than the distant whine of a mosquito.

And now all three of them could hear it, the distant tiny whine of the electrocar.

My watch read 10:05 when I first heard the distant whine.

As if to confirm this, Kerri heard the distant whine of a siren.