portable radio

Example Sentences

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Abdul turned on his portable radio and started humming to himself as he searched for his old phone, emptying his suitcases and his grocery cart across the floor of the garage.

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 portable radio was inadvertently activated while the officer was driving,” police said.

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

Then he spotted the portable radio my father had brought me the night before.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok