microphone
Example Sentences
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Episodes generally begin the same way, with the sisters sitting behind a table with an old-fashioned radio-days microphone nicknamed “Mike-elangelo” between them.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
Immediately, the stage lights went off, a floodlight illuminated the audience and all audio was cut, except for Noel Gallagher's microphone, allowing him to calmly explain the situation before the band left the stage.
From BBC • Mar. 21, 2026
The winners in the live-action short film category had the microphone turned back on after initially being played off the stage.
From Salon • Mar. 16, 2026
Seattle linebacker Ernest Jones IV stepped up to the microphone and with unvarnished vigor defended his quarterback.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 9, 2026
Principal Harrison takes the microphone and looks around.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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