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

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

Not much was said after that but it had been enough to dampen the thin sound of the portable radio they had been playing.

From "145th Street: Short Stories" by Walter Dean Myers