walkie-talkie
noun
walk·ie-talk·ie
ˌwȯ-kē-ˈtȯ-kē 
ˈwȯ-kē-ˌtȯ-
: a compact easily transportable battery-operated radio transmitting and receiving set
Examples of walkie-talkie in a Sentence
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As if to prove his point, the walkie-talkie begins to cackle, and Brooks sets his burrito down, heading toward a table where a glass has broken on the asphalt, a minor menace that nonetheless demands his attention.
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Jamie Feldmar, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
At one point, O’Sullivan, eight months pregnant and dealing with COVID, co-directed in temporary isolation via monitor and walkie-talkie, communicating with Thompson on set.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Kate volunteers to guide the contestants in the tunnels via walkie-talkie.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
Early on, before the fateful atrium jump, the couple keeps up their playful love talk on a busy set by murmuring spicy nothings to each other on their walkie-talkies.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Then the kidnappers made new demands: two motorbikes, five walkie-talkies, bags of rice and beans, top-up cards for mobile data and airtime, and industrial glues, often inhaled and used as intoxicants.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the man’s car, officers found bank account notes, and a device resembling a walkie-talkie that can erase a car’s computer data, including its GPS history.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
On a visit to the compound Tuesday, Waqf security staff politely asked worshippers to check their bags, muttering into walkie-talkies as groups filed past.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
In a big, bustling school full of squeaky soles, walkie-talkies and young people, moments of silence can be hard to come by.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
Jamie Feldmar, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2024
At one point, O’Sullivan, eight months pregnant and dealing with COVID, co-directed in temporary isolation via monitor and walkie-talkie, communicating with Thompson on set.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2024
Kate volunteers to guide the contestants in the tunnels via walkie-talkie.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 1 Feb. 2024
Early on, before the fateful atrium jump, the couple keeps up their playful love talk on a busy set by murmuring spicy nothings to each other on their walkie-talkies.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 2 May 2024
Then the kidnappers made new demands: two motorbikes, five walkie-talkies, bags of rice and beans, top-up cards for mobile data and airtime, and industrial glues, often inhaled and used as intoxicants.
—Emmanuel Akinwotu, NPR, 9 Apr. 2024
Inside the man’s car, officers found bank account notes, and a device resembling a walkie-talkie that can erase a car’s computer data, including its GPS history.
—Bradford Betz, Fox News, 31 Mar. 2024
On a visit to the compound Tuesday, Waqf security staff politely asked worshippers to check their bags, muttering into walkie-talkies as groups filed past.
—Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 21 Mar. 2024
In a big, bustling school full of squeaky soles, walkie-talkies and young people, moments of silence can be hard to come by.
—Elisabeth Egan, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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