How to Use walkie-talkie in a Sentence

walkie-talkie

noun
  • Help kids stay safe and have fun with this walkie-talkie set.
    — Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
  • So what's this walkie-talkie function?
    — New Atlas, 24 June 2026
  • Some of the servers are even geared out with walkie-talkie earpieces.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
  • Woody is talking to Jessie over a walkie-talkie.
    — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
  • There are no televisions, and guests use walkie-talkies in lieu of phones.
    — Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
  • That was followed by an attack on the group’s walkie-talkies the next day.
    — Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Each party carried a walkie-talkie.
    — Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
  • Also, couldn’t Joel have at least tried to get Gail on the walkie-talkie?
    — Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 23 May 2025
  • Some are panic-buying walkie-talkies, paper maps, and even pagers.
    — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Ryan’s walkie-talkies and the van driver’s radio wouldn’t transmit far enough.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Don’t bring chairs, balloons, totems, whistles, air horns, pets, chains or walkie-talkies either.
    — Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
  • In a big, bustling school full of squeaky soles, walkie-talkies and young people, moments of silence can be hard to come by.
    — Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
  • Knights support staffers are glued to their walkie-talkies, waiting for their cues, smiling through first-game jitters.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
  • Strikes this week follow the explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies throughout the country last week.
    — Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
  • Kate volunteers to guide the contestants in the tunnels via walkie-talkie.
    — Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
  • The next day walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members blew up, killing a dozen more.
    — Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Discarded by the truck were two grinders, a blowtorch, gasoline, gloves, a walkie-talkie, and a blanket.
    — Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
  • One hand rests on his handlebars, the other works a walkie-talkie, through which crackles news of wildlife sightings.
    — Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • From a signal point of view, the terrorists use phones and walkie-talkies, which can be intercepted.
    — Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
  • Often, steel wool can be found in a camping mess kit, and 9-volt batteries are often used in walkie-talkies.
    — Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
  • The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex.
    — Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The hiker, who has thus far been unnamed, was carrying a walkie-talkie and used it to call for help following his fall.
    — Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025
  • Israel also blew up pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members, killing dozens of people.
    — Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
  • Anxious officers with walkie-talkies cleared the roads, fretting that a high-level official was on the way.
    — Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
  • Flashlights surround him in the woods, and the dead office’s walkie-talkie promises a tightening perimeter.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
  • Jeeps cannot go off-road, and walkie-talkies are for parks department staff only, so there’s no radioing around to say there’s been a tiger spotting.
    — Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
  • The officer attempted to call for backup using his walkie-talkie when Bossell bit his left forearm.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
  • Every guest is equipped with a walkie-talkie upon arrival, giving you a true sense of disconnect and safety while hiking on the trails.
    — Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
  • The actor recalls Rajamouli directing from a distance via walkie-talkie.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
  • Officials displayed rows upon rows of rifles and guns, coolers full of bullets, walkie-talkies and camo uniforms.
    — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026

Some of these examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'walkie-talkie.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Last Updated: