audience
noun
Examples of audience in a Sentence
Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Our first performance was in front of an audience, speaking to people who love plants.
—Jeanette Marantos, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2024
Since the audience is effectively participating in this story, small disruptions in reality can be as disarming as the scariest ghosts.
—William Earl, Variety, 4 Apr. 2024
The series finale aired June 2021 — featuring guests Will Ferrell and Jack Black, and took place in front of a live audience at Los Angeles’ iconic club Largo.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 4 Apr. 2024
Even the uninitiated, though, should be drawn in by the moody atmosphere, enigmatic style and the show’s willingness to take risks in a way that rewards the audience’s patience.
—Brian Lowry, CNN, 4 Apr. 2024
After the studio audience and panel voted for their favorite performer of the night, Cannon, 44, revealed that Lizard would be the first to unmask, leaving Clock and Poodle Moth to fight it out in the Battle Royale.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
The song has reached a new audience since Beyoncé released her rendition.
Beals, who wrote multiple books about her experiences in Little Rock, said the song’s messages are still relevant as some states have removed Black history courses in schools.
—Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 4 Apr. 2024
The Riddim Writer—who, in another life, is Isis Semaj-Hall, literature professor at the University of the West Indies—drew the audience in alongside Gavsborg, a.k.a.
—Erin MacLeod, SPIN, 3 Apr. 2024
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Word History
Middle English, "hearing, group of listeners, assembly, council," borrowed from Anglo-French, "hearing, group of listeners," borrowed from Latin audientia "act of listening, group of listeners," noun derivative of audient-, audiens, present participle of audīre "to hear" — more at audible entry 1
14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 4
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“Audience.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audience. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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