walkie-talkie

Example Sentences

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"I went to a Jewish school. My children went to the same Jewish school I did. You know, every parent there does security -- you stand outside the school with a walkie-talkie," he told AFP.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Left behind on the street outside the Louvre was the truck, a jerry can, a blowtorch, angle grinders, a walkie-talkie and yellow vests.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 31, 2025

Already nervous, Laxamana said she was distracted by a walkie-talkie that crackled with voices as she tried to work.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2024

Meanwhile, in his attempt to tune into Radio Luxembourg, Robert Rowlands was picking up the gang's walkie-talkie conversations on his ham radio.

From BBC • Nov. 16, 2024

Grandma leaned her head out the window and put her mouth incredibly close to the walkie-talkie, which made her voice sound fuzzy.

From "Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close" by Jonathan Safran Foer