How to Use microphone in a Sentence

microphone

noun
  • The microphones were all placed on the desk in front.
    — Gerrad Hall, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Jan. 2026
  • The shift is not just about who holds the microphone.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 15 May 2026
  • That was true of the microphone as well.
    — Christian De Looper, PC Magazine, 23 Mar. 2026
  • There are stage lights, a microphone, an amp.
    — Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2025
  • The board chair will step up to the microphone, and hold up her glass.
    — Roger Valdez, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • What was up with the microphone?
    — Shirley Halperin, Rolling Stone, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Fram steps up to the microphone.
    — Lauren Hodges, NPR, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Grips the microphone, sways her hips.
    — Literary Hub, 16 Mar. 2026
  • Joe then screamed into the microphone as the stage lit up pink.
    — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
  • People would grab the microphone off you and that sort of thing.
    — Pat Saperstein, Variety, 16 Apr. 2026
  • There are no frills to the moment, just her and her microphone.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2026
  • Crouch held the microphone so Porter could speak.
    — Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 11 May 2026
  • Schiff shucked the microphone and walked off with an impish smile.
    — Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 22 Feb. 2024
  • González put down the microphone and somebody turned down the lights.
    — Natalia Favre, Los Angeles Times, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Vang-Brostoff then stepped to the microphone.
    — Natalie Eilbert, jsonline.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • There are 4 microphones for taking phone calls while at the pool.
    — Terri Williams, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Casto grabbed a microphone to relay a change in plans to the deck crew.
    — Anchorage Daily News, 4 Apr. 2022
  • Cowboy took time to teach me how to not be scared of a microphone in the studio.
    — Jonathan Bernstein, Rolling Stone, 25 Aug. 2025
  • There are too many people with microphones.
    — Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
  • At that point, Bron Breakker got on the microphone.
    — Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Ross, the microphone still in her right hand, stands there for just an instant, frozen in time.
    — Jack Lang, New York Times, 9 June 2026
  • More than an hour into the meeting, a man took the microphone.
    — Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 1 Mar. 2026
  • At one point in the video, Lopez can be seen singing into a microphone.
    — Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 24 July 2024
  • Meghan said in the clip, seated on a couch before a microphone.
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 28 Sep. 2022
  • Press the microphone's off/on button at the top of the device.
    — Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There were also microphones placed around the set as needed to achieve their goal.
    — Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2026
  • What was once the sanctum of private thought had a microphone.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Fatu snatched the microphone from Jey Uso’s hand.
    — Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 2 June 2026
  • Using a microphone can kill but can also kill you.
    — Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 7 May 2026
  • The microphone on the tool also records the sound of blood flowing through the heart.
    — Angelica Stabile, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025

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