Whole passages sounded like some chamber work for cello and woodwinds.

This passage may sound slightly insincere to some ears, but it doesn't to mine.

With more vibrato, he said, the passage might sound more beautiful.

But the next, and final, passage sounded a note of shared sacrifice, a signal that greatness would not be achieved without pain.

Applause came in the middle of songs because instrumental passages sounded like afterthoughts.

The wondrously complex fugal passages that follow have never sounded less academic, more playful and transparent.

Schumann's more difficult passages sounded hectic and in several cases faced minor derailment.

But these passages sound about as authentic as a three-dollar bill.

This is frequently used in country music, where fast clean passages can sound uneven unless artificially "squashed".

I've played the tape back several times and this passage does sound premeditated.