How to use mike in a sentence
40 example sentences · noun, verb
Mike means a microphone. Example: “Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.”
More sentences with mike
- Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.From the entry over
- Mike had to witness his dad achieve a platinum sombrero last night.From the entry platinum sombrero
- You will have to be miked up at least ten minutes before we go on air.From the entry mike up
- Mike just threw coffee onto Paul's lap. It's on now.From the entry on
- Mike went out with his bird last night.From the entry bird
- Mike works for the local brewery.From the entry brewery
- Mike Stack . . . said his grandfather was a “coal cracker from Girardville.”2016 March 20, Mark Gilger Jr., “Revelers celebrate St. Patrick’s Day, Irish history at Girardville parade”, in The Republican-Herald…. From the entry coal cracker
- Mike, we were wasting our time with that piece meal—one job every six months—line.2015, J.L. Vaughan, chapter 23, in No Good Son, Flybarrier Press, →ISBN, page 128. From the entry the devil makes work for idle hands
- Mike is surfer-blond, like Ricky in Germany; his hair is shorter, accentuating his somewhat pudgy countenance.2014, Jack B. Rochester, Madrone, Wheatmark, Inc., →ISBN. From the entry mouche
- Two guitars were amped and miked, while a third space was empty and waiting for Kellan's guitar.2013, S.C. Stephens, Reckless. From the entry amped
- Mike had been to other calls where someone had eaten a gun.2012, Kaya McLaren, How I Came to Sparkle Again: A Novel, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN. From the entry eat
- Mike Brown, Managing Director of London Underground, envisages driverless trains within twenty years.2012, Andrew Martin, Underground Overground: A passenger's history of the Tube, Profile Books, →ISBN, page 277. From the entry driverless
- Bring with you one or more of your own wireless lav mikes and your own portable mixer.2011, Stuart Sweetow, Corporate Video Production: Beyond the Board Room (and Out of the Bored Room), Burlington, MA: Focal Press, →ISBN…. From the entry lav mike
- Mike had caught on straight away that his friend was playing for time.2010, Wayne Mertens, Days of Malice, [Scotts Valley, Calif.]: [CreateSpace], →ISBN, page 326. From the entry catch on
- It took me a few seconds to uncradle the heavy Motorola mike.2010, Gordon A. Hunsaker, Gunfights & Gunfighters, page 222. From the entry uncradle
- Mike affixed various pieces like a pin from Norway that his wife had given to him.1996, Heather R. Joseph-Witham, “Outstanding Artists”, in Star Trek Fans and Costume Art, Jackson, Miss.: University Press of Mississippi…. From the entry Klingonish
- Mike hit the bottom and picked up a little ding on his head.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer. From the entry ding
- Mike Bossy was always the peacemaker in his own household.2024 February 22, Ethan Sears, “How auctioning off Mike Bossy’s memorabilia rekindled memories of home for one of his daughters”, in The…. From the entry Josiane
- Mike Madison “foodstagrammed” one of his favorites from La Belle Vie: Pata negra with marcona almond, toasted sesame and apple.2013 February 6, Aimee Blanchette, “Local chefs say their food is camera-ready”, in Star Tribune, volume XXXI, number 308, page E1. From the entry foodstagram
- Mike, as an adult chimpanzee, was a low ranker.2011, Derek Ellis, Sex, Food and Rank: In Humans and Animals, page 54. From the entry ranker
- Mike beat on the door until he woke up everyone on the floor — everyone, that is, except ol' Steverino.2011, Danny Rolling, Sondra London, The Making of a Serial Killer, page 118. From the entry Steverino
- Mike took it from the top: "Haste is inharmonious with dimlit antiquity (now Paul chimed in) and timeless music."2010, Aubrey Bart, The Bluesiana Snake Festival, page 59. From the entry dimlit
- Mike is bummy that Ian's news is so Grummy.2009 February 14, msmomo2u, “ott; A New Word is Born”, in alt.support.stop-smoking (Usenet). From the entry bummy
- Mike Young has been studying the shadow price of water, the amount that would be paid under normal market conditions.2007 Feb. 7, "Experts call for water pricing scheme" (transcript), Australian Broadcasting Corporation (retrieved 26 Jan 2012). From the entry shadow price
- Mike looked up from the arduous mountain trail.1999, Scott Ciencin, Mike Fredericks, Dinoverse. From the entry arduous
- The infinity mike and the harmonica bug have the great advantage of being undetectable by an antibug detector.1975, Alan LeMond, Ron Fry, No place to hide. From the entry antibug
- Mike Hannon must have ridden his bejeebers off.1975 June, “Bultaco Alpina 350: Surefooted Sherpa Sibling”, in Dirt Bike, volume 5, number 6, Encino, Calif.: Hi-Torque Publications…. From the entry bejeebers
- It is a general practice to pad down a condenser mike with as much as a 20-30 dB pad.1967, Db: The Sound Engineering Magazine - Volumes 1-2. From the entry pad
- Mike was one of the last of the good guys, so he said he'd run her on home.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer. From the entry fudge
- Mike smiled and said, "Yeah, man, hang 10."1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer. From the entry hang ten
- Mike getting his jollies in for the day.1966, Bruce Brown, director, The Endless Summer. From the entry get one's jollies
- Mike Flynn!" came surging a tumultuous roar from the crowd.1917 December, Howard Philip Rhoades, “Home Town Homage”, in The Black Cat: Clever Short Stories, volume XXIII, number 3, Salem, Mass.…. From the entry tumultuous
- Mike Huckabee, Trump’s newly confirmed ambassador to Israel, has strong ties to Christian Zionism, as does Pete Hegseth, his secretary of defense.2025 April 13, Naomi Klein, Astra Taylor, “The rise of end times fascism”, in The Guardian, →ISSN. From the entry Christian Zionism
- Mike DeWine of Ohio issued an executive order on Friday banning gender-transition surgeries for anyone under 18 at state hospitals or ambulatory clinics.2024 January 5, Amy Harmon, “Ohio Governor Orders Restrictions on Transgender Care After Vetoing Ban”, in The New York Times, archived…. From the entry veto
- Once you set the lav mike clipped on and transmitting, the goal should be allowing the interview subject to relax enough to give thoughtful answers.2012, Tim Gordon, Feeding the Beast: an Insider's Guide to Local TV News, →ISBN, page 145. From the entry lav mike
- Mike Sarne would end up making a celluloid disasterpiece that is to this day pilloried as one of the worst films ever made.2008, Steven Daly, “Swinging into Disaster”, in Graydon Carter, editor, Vanity Fair’s Tales of Hollywood: Rebels, Reds, and Graduates and…. From the entry pillory
- Before Caras could respond, the General threw down the mike, turned to his second and said, "Get them all the air support we have, everything.2008, Terry Ryan, Bring Out Your Dead, →ISBN, page 137. From the entry broken arrow
- Mike Thompson, managing director of global research at Thomson Financial, says he believes that the potential slowdown in earnings reflects a midcycle slowdown.2007 November 11, Paul J. Lim, “Is the Market Finally Waking Up?”, in New York Times. From the entry midcycle
- Pastor Andres's public voice was deep and rumbly; with the mike overamplifying him, and the faint Hispanic accent, he was hard to understand.2006, Sara Paretsky, Fire Sale, page 109. From the entry overamplify
- Mike Malone recalls how the shaving of his fiancée's head was more of an “emptive” strike, since her hair was already on its way out.2004, Marc Silver, Breast Cancer Husband: How to Help Your Wife (and Yourself) During Diagnosis, Treatment and Beyond, Rodale, →ISBN, page…. From the entry emptive
Meaning of mike
- noun A microphone.
- verb To microphone; to place one or more microphones (mikes) on.
- verb To measure using a micrometer.
Questions about mike in a sentence
- How do you use mike in a sentence?
- Mike is used as a noun and verb. For example: “Bravo Six, this is Bravo Six Four. Stand by for ten mike report one dash three, over.”
- What is a short sentence with mike?
- “Mike works for the local brewery.”
- What does mike mean?
- Mike means a microphone.
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