Examples of radio in a Sentence
The police radioed for backup.
The stranded sailors were radioing for help.
The pilot radioed in to the control tower.
The police radioed a report back to the station.
They radioed the Coast Guard for help.
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Mack radioed the bus operations center for help.
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
On May 10 the man who lived for speed — and possessed an otherworldly ability to control his car while roaring around a racetrack at more than 200 mph — radioed his crew during the final laps of New York’s Watkins Glen International, requesting that a doctor meet him on his bus.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Abdullah immediately radioed the nearby school, calling for a lockdown, before engaging in gunfire with the suspects.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
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Caitlin McGlade, Charlotte Observer, 2 June 2026
On May 10 the man who lived for speed — and possessed an otherworldly ability to control his car while roaring around a racetrack at more than 200 mph — radioed his crew during the final laps of New York’s Watkins Glen International, requesting that a doctor meet him on his bus.
—Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 27 May 2026
Abdullah immediately radioed the nearby school, calling for a lockdown, before engaging in gunfire with the suspects.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 19 May 2026
The final scene shows Kaleb driving a combine harvester, and radioing Clarkson to tell him that his partner, Taya, has gone into labor with his third child.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 May 2026
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“Radio.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/radio. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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radio
1 of 4 noun
ra·dio
ˈrād-ē-ˌō 
plural radios
1
: the sending or receiving of signals using electromagnetic waves without a connecting wire
radio includes television and radar
especially
: the use of these waves to carry sound that has been changed into electrical energy
2
: a radio receiving set
a transistor radio
3
: the radio broadcasting industry
radio
2 of 4 adjective1
: of, relating to, or operated by radiant energy especially at radio frequencies
2
: of, relating to, or used in radio or a radio
radio commercials
radio
3 of 4 verb
: to communicate or send a message to by radio
radio-
4 of 4 combining form1
: radiant energy : radiation
radioactive
2
: radioactive
radiocarbon
Etymology
a shortened form of radiotelegraphy, literally, "telegraphy by rays"; radio- from French radio- "radial, radiating," from Latin radius "ray, beam, spoke" — related to radiate, radius, ray entry 2
derived from Latin radius "ray, beam, spoke"
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