Example Sentences

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Microphones recorded 21 distress calls from the robin, followed by 23 minutes of chewing as the bat flew low, feeding on the wing.

From Science Daily • Nov. 2, 2025

Microphones in the studio, where Jones was told to capture everything, recorded their exchange, and the lawsuit includes a transcript where O’Marcaigh demands that Christian Combs stop touching her.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 5, 2024

Microphones picked up the cheering and applause that swelled as the lights came up, showing Chapman strumming her acoustic guitar, her face brightened by a wide, unforced smile.

From Salon • Feb. 7, 2024

Microphones are turned on as soon they arrive in the castle and recording only stops when they leave in the evening.

From BBC • Jan. 25, 2024

Microphones did not yet exist, so only a small portion of the audience actually heard any speeches.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson