portable radio
Example Sentences
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Abdul turned on his portable radio and started humming to himself as he searched for his old phone, emptying his suitcases and his grocery cart across the floor of the garage.
From New York Times • May 13, 2023
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
His funeral was attended by Gov. Larry Hogan and hundreds of firefighters, who recalled his words, spoken over a portable radio on Engine 251: “Tell my family I love them.”
From Washington Times • Oct. 6, 2022
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
Also, they had sold, to a Mexico City policeman with whom Dick had got acquainted, a pair of binoculars and a gray Zenith portable radio.
From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote
