Example Sentences

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Microphones were hidden because the birds didn’t like booms, and most of the crew hid upstairs; even Lowthorpe hid behind a piece of furniture with her monitor.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 12, 2025

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 and cameras have been lowered into the hole, but Mrs Pollard has yet to be found.

From BBC • Dec. 3, 2024

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 made me feel as if I were speaking to the whole world.

From "Malala: The Girl Who Stood Up for Education and Changed the World" by Malala Yousafzai