tape recorder

Example Sentences

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Khamenei survived an assassination attempt in 1981, when explosives hidden in a tape recorder injured him and deprived him for life of the use of his right arm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

“Kissinger” teases viewers with an animated credit sequence prominently featuring a tape recorder.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

"We managed to con an afternoon with this new studio in King Street – it was a guy with a mixer and tape recorder."

From BBC • Aug. 11, 2025

Gone are the days of describing students into a tape recorder.

From Slate • May 27, 2025

They didn’t look the same in the newspaper as they’d sounded when I’d said them out loud into Miles Umlatt’s tape recorder.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen