microphone
Example Sentences
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In a world where digital optimization can make just about anyone sound passable on the microphone, a pop singer with personality whose voice actually communicates stands out.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026
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
Then public comment began, and one of the most celebrated chefs in the world stepped to the microphone.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 26, 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
Principal Harrison takes the microphone and looks around.
From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan
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