How to Use microphone in a Sentence

microphone

noun
Definition of microphonenext
Synonyms for microphonenext
  • At the very end of the episode, Meghan and Harry had Archie take a turn on the microphone.
    — Stephanie Petit, Peoplemag, 13 Feb. 2024
  • The iconography is all there: the smile, the waves of hair, the smile, the microphone and even the butterfly ring.
    — Jason Sheeler, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
  • For Flatland, the loudest cheers of the night came when Butts emerged from the wings with a microphone in hand.
    — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Next, press the microphone icon on the window that appears.
    — Kim Komando, Fox News, 8 Dec. 2023
  • Not one to leave The Voice coach hanging, Carol picked up her own microphone and sang the rest of the verse with her.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 28 Apr. 2023
  • Fain grabbed a microphone and jumped onto the bed of a Ram pickup.
    — Dan Kaufman, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Some of the other folks on this tour were reserved in their approach to the microphone.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2024
  • Leaders cut the sound on the video feed and Zephyr remained on the floor holding her microphone.
    — CBS News, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Schiff shucked the microphone and walked off with an impish smile.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • Nonetheless, training camp has proved to not be the smoothest sailing for Rivera in front of the microphone.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 11 Aug. 2023
  • And now Schumer is giving the monied CEOs his chamber’s microphones.
    — Matt Laslo, WIRED, 13 Sep. 2023
  • In content shared by TMZ, the woman is shown to have a gash in her forehead where the microphone made contact.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Rescue ships pinged the ocean with sonar in the hopes of detecting the shape of the vehicle, and listened for it with microphones.
    — WIRED, 22 June 2023
  • Lined up one after the other, in front of a single microphone, the crowd cheered each speaker on.
    — Wesley Parnell, Rolling Stone, 22 Mar. 2024
  • After the photo, the president, 80, turned his back to the podium to lay the jersey down and Kelce scooted over to the microphone.
    — Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 6 June 2023
  • Kate Winslet was standing in front of a microphone, breathing hard.
    — Susan Dominus, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The Waffle House singer was next seen onstage hugging Joel, 74, with microphone in hand and a big smile on his face.
    — Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 8 July 2023
  • The microphone can detect and isolate his voice, while canceling the noise around him.
    — Amanda Ogle, Southern Living, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Moments later, the former president’s voice filled the room as his son held his phone up to the microphone.
    — Kellen Browning, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2024
  • Rich Masters was standing with a microphone in front of dozens of people on the third floor of a Navy Yard office building on the edge of Ward 6.
    — Meagan Flynn, Washington Post, 18 Feb. 2024
  • There's also ideas that children and teens will love, like a karaoke microphone, moon lamp and 3D printing pen.
    — Alyssa Gautieri, goodhousekeeping.com, 20 Apr. 2023
  • When Walter Hunter came to the microphone, he was berated by jeers.
    — Gerard Albert, NPR, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Regardless, the two fighters pat gloves and wait for the announcer to come onto the microphone with the verdict.
    — Ben Wyatt, Rolling Stone, 23 Sep. 2023
  • There is usually one hole near the rear camera array for a microphone, but that should be one hole—this is 19.
    — Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 19 Apr. 2023
  • This works by playing a sound through your speakers while a microphone measures the waveform.
    — Hunter Fenollol, Popular Mechanics, 5 May 2023
  • During a rehearsal for the Grammy Awards in 2014, Blue was given a microphone to talk to her mom onstage.
    — Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Two of the more light-hearted players away from the field rolled through a microphone power failure and a pair of wet concrete miscues.
    — Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 22 Apr. 2023
  • Keeping track of who is behind the microphone for which game on what network can be difficult to keep track of.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Sep. 2023
  • The house Oddy built was wired with 10 digital cameras and about 20 microphones, plus mobile mics for the actors.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The very cute doll comes with her own bed that transforms into a stage, with a microphone, a turn table, a box of tiny records, and Karma’s pup Major.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 3 Oct. 2023

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