microphone

Example Sentences

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Once a star-making medium for nobodies with a dream and a microphone, podcasts are now dominated by the already-famous.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

"Help, help, help us now that you've come to visit us," shouts Akale Helen, immediately after the reporter puts a microphone in front of her.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 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

Eric Musselman sat behind a microphone at the bitter end of a bitter regular season for USC, armed only with the same explanations for how a once-hopeful season could come so undone.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 8, 2026

Eventually, a tall woman with glasses stepped up to the microphone.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller