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
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.