11.   Elevator music has climbed to new heights in the U.K. as live, tailor-made radio broadcasts start replacing canned background programming at retail chains.

12.   He discovered a whole new world of hamburgers, supermarkets and elevator music.

13.   His smoothly tooled balladry helped define the genre known as elevator music, yet he is equally at home with hard-core jazz.

14.   I endured an eternity of elevator music.

15.   If we must have elevator music, it should be real music in a real sound system.

16.   It even plays elevator music.

17.   It would tip the scales in favor of those who create motel art, elevator music, and pablum novels.

18.   Much New Age music can be dismissed as gooey twaddle, adult-oriented wallpaper stuff, elevator music that dare not speak its name.

19.   Our building was infested with elevator music for the first time during the recent holiday season.

20.   She spent another half morning punching telephone buttons and listening to elevator music.