How to Use walkie-talkie in a Sentence
walkie-talkie
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Help kids stay safe and have fun with this walkie-talkie set.
—Nor'adila Hepburn, Southern Living, 17 Nov. 2023
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Also, couldn’t Joel have at least tried to get Gail on the walkie-talkie?
—Rebecca Luther, TVLine, 23 May 2025
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That was followed by an attack on the group’s walkie-talkies the next day.
—Tamara Qiblawi, CNN, 27 Nov. 2024
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The bride learned of this change of plans ahead of the first look and immediately asked for a walkie-talkie to chat with Alex.
—Shelby Wax, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
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Ryan’s walkie-talkies and the van driver’s radio wouldn’t transmit far enough.
—Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2023
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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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The next day walkie-talkies belonging to Hezbollah members blew up, killing a dozen more.
—Kim Barker, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2025
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Strikes this week follow the explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies throughout the country last week.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
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Kate volunteers to guide the contestants in the tunnels via walkie-talkie.
—Molly Fitzpatrick, Vulture, 15 Feb. 2024
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Don’t bring chairs, balloons, totems, whistles, air horns, pets, chains or walkie-talkies either.
—Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 31 Jan. 2024
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Knights support staffers are glued to their walkie-talkies, waiting for their cues, smiling through first-game jitters.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 31 Mar. 2025
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Over the past two weeks, Israel has set off explosions inside pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah in Lebanon.
—Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2024
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Often, steel wool can be found in a camping mess kit, and 9-volt batteries are often used in walkie-talkies.
—Jim Baird, Field & Stream, 28 June 2023
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The hiker, who has thus far been unnamed, was carrying a walkie-talkie and used it to call for help following his fall.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 7 July 2025
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From a signal point of view, the terrorists use phones and walkie-talkies, which can be intercepted.
—Amelie Botbol, Fox News, 21 Jan. 2025
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His thief is deposited via helicopter onto the roof of the building, while a voice on the other end of a walkie-talkie guides him through the mechanics of the heist.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 16 Mar. 2023
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Flashlights surround him in the woods, and the dead office’s walkie-talkie promises a tightening perimeter.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 24 Apr. 2025
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All day, as campers move in flocks from the dining hall to swimming, to crafts and archery, to their bunks, Klein zips around camp in a golf cart, outfitted with a fanny pack and a walkie-talkie.
—Ellen Barry, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
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All day, as campers move in flocks from the dining hall to swimming, to crafts and archery, to their bunks, Ms. Klein zips around camp in a golf cart, outfitted with a fanny pack and a walkie-talkie.
—Ellen Barry Brittainy Newman, New York Times, 6 Aug. 2023
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After Amelia failed to reach Adams and Schmitt by walkie-talkie, Monica flipped, rushing toward the worst case scenario.
—Charlie Mason, TVLine, 24 Oct. 2024
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Anxious officers with walkie-talkies cleared the roads, fretting that a high-level official was on the way.
—Louisa Loveluck, Washington Post, 15 Sep. 2023
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Coaches who haven’t been practicing with it will need to get adjusted to the walkie-talkie and earpiece system, Kay said.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2023
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With her clipboard, two cellphones, walkie-talkie and a sparkling visor that looks a lot like a crown, Mish, as she’s known, seemed firmly in charge of logistics.
—Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 16 Aug. 2023
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During the tour, each family gets their own Jeep to drive, and everyone is connected to the group leader via a walkie-talkie.
—Megan Dubois, Chron, 19 Mar. 2023
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Jeeps cannot go off-road, and walkie-talkies are for parks department staff only, so there’s no radioing around to say there’s been a tiger spotting.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 12 Feb. 2025
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Israel began a wave of airstrikes targeting the group after thousands of pagers and walkie-talkies exploded across the country on Sept. 17 and 18.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA TODAY, 8 Oct. 2024
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Every guest is equipped with a walkie-talkie upon arrival, giving you a true sense of disconnect and safety while hiking on the trails.
—Jess Feldman, Travel + Leisure, 11 July 2024
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Officials displayed rows upon rows of rifles and guns, coolers full of bullets, walkie-talkies and camo uniforms.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
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Woody is talking to Jessie over a walkie-talkie.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
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The actor recalls Rajamouli directing from a distance via walkie-talkie.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Feb. 2026
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