open mic
noun
variants
or less commonly open mike
: an event in which amateurs may perform (as at a comedy club) usually without auditioning first
Examples of open mic in a Sentence
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In those moments, Zayn’s MTV Unplugged set becomes a singular barstool in a bustling café where no one is paying too much attention to the man on the open mic stage.
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Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
On open mic nights and town halls, the conversations easily rise in laughter or fall to serious banter — exactly how the sisters want it.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Enjoy open mic, poetry and more while supporting talented local authors and artists.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 5 May 2024
Writers Read at Fallbrook Library is a monthly open mic and author series.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
The 19-year-old, who had just finished his freshman year at William & Mary, prepared for his stage debut by watching lots of other open mic performers.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
But amid the bonfire parties, hikes and open mics the town had to offer, Mr. Li had better things to do than dwell on the negative.
—Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Book said in his clue package that featured an Animals 101 book, a detective badge, a ghost and an open mic night sign.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In a weekly Republican meeting, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session.
—Ken Tran, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024
On open mic nights and town halls, the conversations easily rise in laughter or fall to serious banter — exactly how the sisters want it.
—Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 May 2024
Enjoy open mic, poetry and more while supporting talented local authors and artists.
—Allison Kiehl, The Enquirer, 5 May 2024
Writers Read at Fallbrook Library is a monthly open mic and author series.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 May 2024
The 19-year-old, who had just finished his freshman year at William & Mary, prepared for his stage debut by watching lots of other open mic performers.
—Olivia McCormack, Washington Post, 1 Apr. 2024
But amid the bonfire parties, hikes and open mics the town had to offer, Mr. Li had better things to do than dwell on the negative.
—Gilles Sabrié Vivian Wang, New York Times, 4 Feb. 2024
Book said in his clue package that featured an Animals 101 book, a detective badge, a ghost and an open mic night sign.
—Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In a weekly Republican meeting, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session.
—Ken Tran, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
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