How to Use mic in a Sentence
mic
noun-
Nick Jonas has taken to parenthood like a pop star takes to a mic.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 18 May 2022 -
One person wearing headphones is shown holding what appears to be a mic boom.
— Kate S. Petersen, USA TODAY, 23 May 2022 -
The Malibu does not include a speakerphone and has no mic.
— PCMAG, 8 Oct. 2024 -
In a typical workday, the legendary emcee doesn’t even touch a mic.
— Washington Post, 3 May 2022 -
Miller was also charged with harassment after police said the actor grabbed a mic from a singing woman and lunged at a man playing darts.
— Time, 20 Apr. 2022 -
Get that yellow waistcoat ready and fire up the mic — Joker is coming back to the stage with some new material.
— Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 8 June 2022 -
The crowd cheered, and another senior, Kynlee Gillespie, approached the mic.
— al, 27 May 2022 -
But instead of clapping and smiling, Homelander grabs the mic — and absolutely loses his s—.
— Alex Raiman, EW.com, 3 June 2022 -
Townshend approached the mic before the show-opening overture from Tommy and seemed poised to say something before appearing to get overwhelmed with emotion and stepping back, his eyes a visibly wet.
— Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 17 May 2022 -
The guys with the mics rhyme not from a proscenium, but amidst the crowd.
— Vulture, 15 Sep. 2023 -
Per the report, this isn’t the first time Daly has taken to the mic.
— Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 6 Feb. 2023 -
Grab a karaoke mic or two and turn to YouTube for your lyric videos 23.
— Jamie Ballard, Woman's Day, 6 Jan. 2023 -
The crowd erupted with cheers and applause as the MLB star took the mic.
— Erin Clack, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2023 -
Coming up with the speech of the character is like the flow on the mic.
— Sonaiya Kelley, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023 -
Before the cut, two of the star coaches stepped out of their seats and up to the mic.
— Lars Brandle, Billboard, 16 May 2023 -
The mic boom can be flipped up out of the way when not being used.
— Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 10 Nov. 2022 -
The snags didn’t end there: His mic cut out for about a minute toward the end.
— Hannah Knowles, Marianne Levine and Dylan Wells, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Aug. 2023 -
At the cookout, Moore took the mic to set the stage for what needed to be done.
— Erin Cox, Washington Post, 10 July 2024 -
The performers took the mic to speak their truths with verve and spark and flow.
— Mark Gozonsky, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023 -
A lot of these men need to replace the mics with a diary and some friends.
— Malaika Jabali, Essence, 31 Dec. 2023 -
The singer looked on with an ear-to-ear grin, holding up her mic.
— Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 1 Jan. 2024 -
For the hot mic during the premiere episode, that was not staged.
— Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 25 July 2024 -
Palmer, a fellow singer, also had a brief turn at the mic.
— David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023 -
There’s a new host this year too, as Kenan Thompson takes the mic for the first time.
— Mike Rose, cleveland, 12 Sep. 2022 -
Basketball fans, would the game be the same without Charles Barkley on the mic?
— Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 15 June 2024 -
Then a petite woman in the front row was handed the mic.
— Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 10 May 2024 -
That has weirdly prepared me to use a mic in this way in the studio.
— Stephen Daw, Billboard, 24 Nov. 2023 -
Suddenly, Grohl appeared at the mic to help lead the shout-a-thon.
— Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 22 Apr. 2023 -
And something perfect about the fact that Elton passed her the mic.
— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2022 -
Harris was unsuccessful, and mics remained muted for her debate against Trump.
— Nik Popli, TIME, 27 Sep. 2024
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