How to Use mic in a Sentence

mic

noun
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • Palmer, a fellow singer, also had a brief turn at the mic.
    David Oliver, USA TODAY, 7 July 2023
  • 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
  • That changed when Goldstein first grabbed a stand-up mic, and found his people.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Tap on the Audio Streaming and Recording toggle to turn off the mic.
    Kim Komando, USA TODAY, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Travis Kelce attempted to hop on mic during the Chiefs' visit to the White House.
    USA TODAY, 6 June 2023
  • Richards could be seen throwing her head back in laughter while Hilton struck a sassy pose on the mic.
    Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 12 Jan. 2024
  • The question then was: How big of a pop song can someone make with just a mic and a laptop?
    WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023
  • Finally, there is a handy Mute button that turns the mic off.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 16 Mar. 2023
  • In her speech, captured in a video clip posted on X, Good passed the mic to Majors.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 27 Sep. 2023
  • Adams handled the incident like a pro, and returned to the mic to sing the next line of the hit as the audience cheered.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 19 July 2023
  • Every time Shock put the mic in his hand, Tupac was on a mission.
    Staci Robinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Nov. 2023
  • When the pair took the stage together on Sunday night, Sam turned the mic over to Kim for the acceptance speech.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Gone was the visor and clipboard, replaced with a guitar and mic.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 24 May 2023
  • Then, Airline’s senior class president took the mic to ask the crowd to join her in prayer.
    Linda K. Wertheimer, The New Republic, 30 May 2023
  • Be sure to stop by The Garagery for top-notch performances and open-mic comedy.
    Karla Pope, Country Living, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Willis’s mic was cut, and organizers moved on to the next speaker.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 14 Nov. 2023
  • And that’s on a device where there’s a mic that sits directly in the nose bridge, pointed straight at your mouth.
    Victoria Song, The Verge, 19 Nov. 2023
  • In the last snap, her dad, Lionel Richie, was captured mid-song with a mic in hand in the timeless black-and-white photo.
    Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 25 Apr. 2023
  • Imagine turning to make an exit in that—a kind of fashion mic drop.
    Sarah Harris, Vogue, 20 Mar. 2023

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