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The announcer was wearing a mike.Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Pengilly’s Saloon: Fri: Bread and Circus, 8:45 p.m. Sat: Hatton/Reilly Band, 8:45 p.m. Sun: Classy vs. Trashy Burlesque, 8 p.m. Mon: open mike with Rebecca Scott and Emily Tipton, 8 p.m. Tue: The Suburbans, 8:45 p.m. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week | Idaho Statesman," 11 Jan. 2018 In the early 70s he got turned on to autoharps while participating in cross-genre open-mike series. — Leor Galil, Chicago Reader, "Zither maestro Laraaji continues exploring musical paths no one else can see," 21 June 2018 Thu: Matt Baetz, 8 p.m., $12; comedy open mike hosted by Sophie Hughes, 9:30 p.m. 405 S. 8th St., Boise. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week | Idaho Statesman," 10 May 2018 Thu: Gabriel Rutledge, 8 p.m., $12; comedy open mike hosted by Sophie Hughes and KC Hunt, 9:30 p.m. 405 S. 8th St., Boise. 208-941-2459. — idahostatesman, "Take in some live music in the Treasure Valley this week | Idaho Statesman," 18 Jan. 2018 And then a dozen students trooped up to a bank of shortwave radios and read their questions into the mike. — Steve Rubenstein, San Francisco Chronicle, "Orbiting astronaut talks life in space with San Bruno students via ham radio," 7 Mar. 2018 McCarthy arrived with $45 in cash, and Atwood signed her up for an open mike night in a comedy club. — David A. Keeps, Good Housekeeping, "Funny Girl: Exclusive Interview with Melissa McCarthy," 6 Nov. 2012 Kwyn will host her first In the Yard open mike at the Breathing Room, a community space headed by Kristiana Rae Colón. — Matt Harvey, Chicago Reader, "Chicagoans / Poetry / Race South-side poet Kwynology wants people to fall back in love with Chicago at her open mike," 25 June 2018 Photo: mike nelson/EPA/Shutterstock Bob Raymer, a senior engineer at the California Building Industry Association, said the trade group would have preferred California hold off a few more years on the solar mandate. — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, "California Takes Big Step to Require Solar on New Homes," 9 May 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'mike.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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