portable radio

Example Sentences

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At school, he listened to music on a portable radio in class, convincing teachers it was a hearing aid and he was slightly deaf.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2023

The department’s Internal Affairs Bureau confirmed in a statement that the officer was in his personal vehicle when he left his portable radio on while loading it in the trunk.

From Washington Times • Jan. 2, 2023

For entertainment, she has birdsong in the morning and stars in the evening, plus an old portable radio that, whatever the time of day, can be counted on to supply the perfect mood-appropriate tune.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 28, 2022

He reported his imminent crash over a portable radio to whoever might be listening, noting that he was about halfway to his destination, a mine known as California.

From New York Times • Mar. 28, 2021

Even Dutch stations carried mostly war news, and that we could hear just as well on the small portable radio we kept now in the dining room, a gift from Pickwick the Christmas before.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom