PA system
Example Sentences
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As the fire began, the band's lead singer turned and said, calmly over the PA system: "Wow, that's not good."
From BBC • Jan. 17, 2026
“No whining today,” Crist said through a PA system.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 27, 2025
Within the first 30 minutes of walking into my first dog show, I heard someone over the PA system say, "Will all the German Shepherd bitches report to Gate 4," or whatever.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2024
“They announced it over the PA system, but I was so oblivious to everything but what I was doing on the mound that I didn’t even hear it.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2024
When the OIC announced the return over the PA system, my first job was to clear the galleries of other inmates.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
