How to Use PA system in a Sentence
PA system
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Staff announcements rang out on a PA system.
—Nicole Sganga, CBS News, 27 May 2026
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At the same time, the cabin crew asked on the PA system if there were any doctors on board.
—Francisco Guzman, USA TODAY, 13 June 2023
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Oh, and the last songs to play over the PA system before screening began?
—Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2023
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The PA system is imperfect in parts of the stadium.
—Amy Lawrence, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
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Since there was no power and no PA system, information spread slowly through the venue.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 29 June 2024
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Drowning out the sounds of the A’s PA system were the chants of fans who had arrived for the reverse boycott.
—Sam Warren, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 June 2023
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Pro-Hamas and anti-Trump messages were briefly announced over the PA system.
—Ashley J. Dimella , Greg Norman, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2025
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The thieves stole electric scoreboard equipment and the entire PA system, Collins said.
—Sofia Schwarzwalder, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2025
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The riverboat captains used a PA system to try to address the situation, but to no avail.
—Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 11 Aug. 2023
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Soulful gospel music rang from the PA system as attendees fanned themselves in the dappled shade.
—Kevin Lee, The New Republic, 8 Aug. 2022
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Their music has bellowed through the PA system during timeouts and replay reviews for years.
—Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 11 Nov. 2022
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But when the announcement went over the PA system that there was an active shooter on campus—and that this was not a drill—students panicked.
—Alana Semuels, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
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As to the school's free speech claims, the trial court found the pregame speech broadcast over the PA system at the state championship game is government speech.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025
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The officer got on the PA system — telling everyone to watch for a 2-year-old in a green Tweety Bird shirt.
—Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 18 June 2025
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There was no break in the game when the record was broken, but Clark’s accomplishment was recognized over the PA system as the teams left the floor.
—Dean Spiros, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2024
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Chuck played out of a two-channel Peavey 2×12 cabinet and head that doubled as a PA system for vocals.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 19 Nov. 2025
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Sound will be blasted out of the main stage PA system, but an FM transmitter is an option in the event of inclement weather.
—Patrick Connolly, orlandosentinel.com, 23 Sep. 2020
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Comments from two other TikTok users said the man talking on the PA system is the cabin manager.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 July 2025
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Minutes into the performance, the venue’s PA system malfunctioned, flooding the room with gnarly static.
—Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 22 June 2024
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After the ground stop was lifted, Mongello said the pilot announced over the PA system at the gate that boarding would recommence.
—Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
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Several law enforcement officers could be seen walking through the mall with rifles as a PA system told shoppers to seek shelter.
—Paul Best, Fox News, 4 Aug. 2022
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This system can send warnings across school PA systems, strobe lights, digital signs, desk phones and other communication tools.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2025
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Glad All Over blared over the PA system and, even after the music concluded, its final verses were sung with gusto.
—Matt Woosnam, New York Times, 21 May 2025
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Offerman took over their plane's PA system to read off a script provided by American Airlines.
—Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
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Basic karaoke machines generally do not include a professional-grade PA system, but more of a home-stereo speaker.
—Michael Pollick, chicagotribune.com, 25 Sep. 2020
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Instead of pop music over a PA system, Gelson's used to have musicians playing a grand piano for the shoppers' soundtrack.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Feb. 2025
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Commuters can hear these announcements on the MTA PA system at various train stations.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 25 Sep. 2025
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The compound is overshadowed by the minaret of a neighboring mosque, whose PA system loudly proclaims the Islamic call to prayer five times a day.
—Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2024
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Officers used a blaring vehicle PA system to demand the suspect come out of his home, according to court documents.
—Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
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The first upgrades will include new synthetic turf, new goal posts and netting, a new PA system and a new scoreboard, according to City Park.
—Chelsea Brasted, Axios, 12 July 2024
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