How to Use airwaves in a Sentence

airwaves

plural noun
  • Since when does Fox care about vile words being heard on its airwaves?
    — BostonGlobe.com, 19 Oct. 2021
  • Those groups were the titans of the airwaves back then and with good reason.
    — Justin Ray, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2022
  • Both the pro- and anti-amendment forces are on the airwaves across the state.
    — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 4 Sep. 2020
  • But the safety band, as the airwaves are known, has yet to live up to that promise.
    — Washington Post, 18 Nov. 2020
  • When late-night shows hit the airwaves this past Monday evening, the tone was somber.
    — Heather Gardner, EW.com, 5 June 2020
  • Consumers are mostly left in the dark about when their beloved teams might return to the airwaves.
    — Joseph Hoyt, Dallas News, 13 Jan. 2021
  • For decades, musicians have griped about players and haters on the airwaves.
    — María Luisa Paúl, Washington Post, 10 Aug. 2022
  • But as rock ‘n’ roll took over the airwaves, Capitol Records failed to adapt.
    — Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2021
  • The idea of coming back to the airwaves started in an innocuous way.
    — Dallas News, 11 Oct. 2022
  • When those three episodes hit the airwaves, Child nitpicked them endlessly.
    — Mayukh Sen, The Atlantic, 16 Nov. 2021
  • At one point, a friend alerted him to its use on the airwaves, and Lemberger called in to chat about it.
    — Jr Radcliffe, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 4 June 2021
  • The insurgent movement triggered a slew of attacks at events and on the airwaves.
    — Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2020
  • The focus on crime has increased on the airwaves as Election Day nears.
    — Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Blake Griffin is taking his pursuit of health and wellness to the airwaves.
    — Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Aug. 2020
  • Trump has been unable to compete with Biden over the airwaves and has relied on rallies to fire up his base.
    — Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2020
  • And the discord isn’t confined to the airwaves and the Internet.
    — Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 14 Sep. 2021
  • This marks the Globes’ return to the airwaves following a one-year break when the show wasn’t televised.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 9 Jan. 2023
  • Many of its airwaves are in a frequency band called n70, which current phones don't support.
    — Sascha Segan, PCMAG, 12 July 2022
  • The occasion of Sheeran’s chat on the Aussie airwaves was a special one.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 Mar. 2022
  • The first attack ads of the Ohio Supreme Court races are hitting the airwaves today.
    — cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
  • Once his days as a player were done, Bill Russell took to the airwaves to try his hand as a broadcaster.
    — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 1 Aug. 2022
  • Prince William and Kate Middleton are taking over the airwaves!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 10 Oct. 2022
  • After eight seasons on the airwaves, hit daytime talk show The Real is coming to a close.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 8 Apr. 2022
  • So far, Simon and outside groups have spent over $3 million on the airwaves for Simon.
    — Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Many carriers shut down their 2G networks over the years to free up airwaves for 4G networks.
    — Washington Post, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Apart from the endorsements and outreach, the campaign is blitzing the airwaves in Arizona.
    — Ronald J. Hansen, The Arizona Republic, 30 Aug. 2020
  • The event was traumatic — and a 14-year-old Elizabeth took to the airwaves to offer moral support.
    — Susan Keating, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2022
  • After more than a year of the airwaves, Euphoria will return to HBO for two special episodes.
    — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 3 Dec. 2020
  • Christmas trees are going up around the country, Mariah Carey is back on the airwaves, and Josh Groban has a new record out.
    — Billboard Staff, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2020
  • The ballpark and airwaves were abuzz Saturday night with the return of Duane Kuiper to the Giants’ broadcast booth.
    — John Shea, San Francisco Chronicle, 24 July 2021

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