How to Use unmute in a Sentence

unmute

verb

• This will mute or unmute your phone’s ringer and alert tones.
  — Kurt Knutsson, Fox News, 23 Oct. 2023
• Feldstein, meanwhile, couldn’t quite figure out how to unmute her audio on the call—next.
  — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 2 Dec. 2020
• Tap to unmute An error occurred.
  — Dateline Nbc, NBC news, 24 June 2026
• During the meeting, the board president calls on people one by one to unmute.
  — Kristen Taketa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2020
• Enlarge / Squeeze where the illustrative green dots are to mute and unmute yourself.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 June 2023
• Co-workers can tap on one another’s video feeds, unmute themselves, and then just start chatting, sort of like walking up to someone’s desk.
  — Katherine Bindley, WSJ, 6 Sep. 2020
• This saves any embarrassment caused by forgetting to unmute during a meeting.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2021
• Families unravel over Zoom while one uncle can’t even figure out how to unmute himself.
  — Emma Grey Ellis, Wired, 15 Oct. 2020
• Auracast can unmute what was once a silent screen and create a more natural watching experience.
  — Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 8 June 2022
• Ninth graders rarely saw anyone but their teachers, and most students didn’t like to unmute themselves to speak, educators and students observed.
  — Liz Bowie, baltimoresun.com, 29 Mar. 2021
• The administrative law judge will unmute each phone connection one at a time and will inquire into each caller's desire to comment.
  — Cathy Kozlowicz, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2021
• How to unmute someone on Instagram Follow the same exact steps, and toggle off mute posts and mute story options.
  — Orlando Mayorquin, USA TODAY, 12 May 2022
• And as civil rights protesters proved decades ago, a righteous, peaceful protest that is met with brutality can unmute even a silent majority.
  — Nancy Gibbs, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
• On calls to discuss their companies’ quarterly earnings, plenty keep forgetting to unmute.
  — David Yanofsky, Quartz, 3 Dec. 2020
• Anyone working from home and getting used to video conference calls will know the feeling of forgetting to unmute or forging ahead through squawking audio issues.
  — Rob Crilly, Washington Examiner, 22 Apr. 2021
• Use the smart Fn keys to send emojis, mute and unmute your mic, or activate dictation; functions that can be customized using the keyboard’s free app.
  — Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2024
• On a recent day, Powell gripped her pink microphone and instructed the virtual students to unmute themselves.
  — Sarah Bahari, Dallas News, 16 Nov. 2020
• Like millions of Americans, the justices occasionally struggled to mute or unmute themselves at the right time.
  — Matt Ford, The New Republic, 24 Nov. 2021
• This is useful, Zoom says, during a situation where a young child can’t figure out how to unmute their audio, or are physically unable to.
  — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 20 Aug. 2020
• In those situations, everyone has the ability to unmute to ask questions and interact — which can lead to distractions.
  — Iris Schneider, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021
• And she's noticed that teaching virtually is difficult for teachers, who constantly need to remind kids to keep their cameras on and mute or unmute themselves.
  — Lily Altavena, The Arizona Republic, 20 Nov. 2020
• Kelly himself was present on the remote proceeding, but repeatedly was unable to unmute himself to answer when asked by the judge to confirm the status of his legal team.
  — Bill Donahue, Billboard, 20 Oct. 2021
• Mayors and members of Congress could not unmute themselves in recentZoom calls, as the White House controlled who was able to speak.
  — Andrew Solender, Axios, 17 July 2024
• The rules now will not allow for such moments after Harris’ campaign unsuccessfully fought to have the microphones unmuted in between turns.
  — Michael Collins, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
• Kelly did not speak to the court at Wednesday’s hearing; the Chicago Tribune reports that nobody could figure out how to unmute him over video conference.
  — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2021
• While strategizing or discussing diligence on Zoom, participants would raise virtual hands or make suggestions over chat rather than unmuting and slowing down the meeting.
  — Michelle F. Davis, Fortune, 6 Dec. 2025
• In the breakout rooms, after calls for people to unmute their mics, came introductions and discussions that ranged from the foods family had prepared to the validity of breaking the fast to get a vaccination.
  — Vincent T. Davis, San Antonio Express-News, 16 Apr. 2021
• Given that the webinar was in presentation mode, Kaplan—and the other attendees—couldn’t unmute themselves, raise their hands, or communicate with one another.
  — Eli Cahan, The New Republic, 10 July 2023
• Two years ago, for example, many of us were repeatedly remind Uncle Bob to unmute himself during a socially distanced Thanksgiving.
  — Heard Editors, WSJ, 22 Nov. 2022
• She’s also intrigued by (if skeptical of) CNN’s plan to unmute candidates’ microphones only during the strict time periods during which they’re allowed to speak.
  — Drew Goins, Washington Post, 27 June 2024