portable radio

Example Sentences

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He searched through his belongings for his portable radio to play some music and then remembered he had rented it out.

From New York Times • May 13, 2023

At school, he listened to music on a portable radio in class, convincing teachers it was a hearing aid and he was slightly deaf.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau confirmed in a statement that the officer was in his personal vehicle when he left his portable radio on while loading it in the trunk.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023

For entertainment, she has birdsong in the morning and stars in the evening, plus an old portable radio that, whatever the time of day, can be counted on to supply the perfect mood-appropriate tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

Far off, in the town of Olathe, in a hotel room where window shades darkened the midday sun, Perry lay sleeping, with a gray portable radio murmuring beside him.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote