How to Use mic in a Sentence

mic

noun
Definition of micnext
  • 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
  • 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
  • Even a Grammy-winning karaoke queen has bad days at the mic.
    — Shania Russell, EW.com, 6 June 2024
  • Nine-year-old Andre Palma grabbed the mic and got the crowd cheering.
    — Julie Johnson, San Francisco Chronicle, 26 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • The video opens with a closeup of Gambino, wearing glasses, a T-shirt, and shorts, singing the track into a mic in front of a small crowd.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 22 July 2024
  • But now, the Golden Globe-winning actress is stepping from in front of the lens to in front of the mic for her latest endeavor.
    — Rivea Ruff, Essence, 19 July 2024

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