How to Use tape recording in a Sentence

tape recording

noun
  • And due to limitations in tape recording, high treble and low bass can be a little fuzzy.
    — Jennifer Billock, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2022
  • Two years later, a tape recording of the couple would appear across computer screens worldwide.
    — Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 1 Feb. 2022
  • At trial, jurors heard Yang confess to the murder on a tape recording made at a Denny’s by a friend of Yang.
    — Clifford Ward, chicagotribune.com, 10 Sep. 2020
  • When the trial convened, Marchant insisted on tape recording the proceedings.
    — The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 Apr. 2021
  • In fact, in 1997, Michael even made a tape recording of that story while working on a book proposal for a tell-all autobiography.
    — CBS News, 6 Nov. 2021
  • But prosecutions for witness tampering usually involve at least one witness and a form of corroboration such as a message sent in writing or a tape recording.
    — Josh Dawsey, Washington Post, 12 July 2022
  • Friend recalls song about pain A childhood friend, Eduardo Colon, testified about a tape recording of Banegas singing about his struggles.
    — Joan Murray, CBS News, 10 Dec. 2025
  • The version will contain 23 outtakes and demos, as well as 17 original songs, remixed by Giles from the original multi-track tapes recorded by his father.
    — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 6 Sep. 2019
  • The narrative connects the past and present by flashing forward to show two women listening to a tape recording of a conversation between Marcelo and Elza.
    — Robert Lang, Deadline, 12 Dec. 2025
  • Actual tape recordings of Crocker and her buddies recorded 30 years ago are played during the show and the actors hired to re-create their quirky personalities are excellent.
    — Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Apr. 2024
  • His identity was discovered after a Russian intelligence officer handed over a file containing a trash bag with Hanssen's fingerprints and a tape recording of his voice.
    — Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 5 June 2023
  • During a lively seven-week preliminary hearing, prosecutors played a tape recording of Dederich discussing how his followers should handle lawyers such as Morantz.
    — Steve Marble, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2022
  • There has never been any question that McCarthy flat-out lied in denying the Times story, which was substantiated by a tape recording available to any human with an internet connection.
    — Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 29 Nov. 2022
  • With the help of tape recordings and agents from FBI offices here and elsewhere, Balistrieri was caught, convicted and sentenced to 13 years in prison for extortion and other crimes.
    — Mary Zahn and Bill Janz, Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2024
  • With the bombshell revelation of Nixon’s White House tape recording system, a battle begins for the tapes that will eventually lead to the collapse of the Nixon presidency.
    — Rodney Ho, ajc, 6 June 2022
  • On opening day 1975, Steinbrenner ordered Virdon to have the Yankee players listen to a tape recording that Steinbrenner had made to inspire them.
    — New York Times, 23 Nov. 2021
  • Unlike the other lavish items, Kenya unwrapped three packages, which contained a tape recording, a $100 donation to the Humane Society and Drew's infamous wig.
    — Natalie Stone, PEOPLE.com, 18 Apr. 2021
  • For instance, recent research by Liana Zanette of Western University, London, Ontario, and colleagues has shown that tape recordings of human voices startle a whole host of large African mammals, from warthogs to giraffes.
    — Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026

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