open mic
noun
variants
or less commonly open mike
: an event in which amateurs may perform (as at a comedy club) usually without auditioning first
Examples of open mic in a Sentence
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Book said in his clue package that featured an Animals 101 book, a detective badge, a ghost and an open mic night sign.
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Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In a weekly Republican meeting, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session.
—Ken Tran, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Domenica Bongiovanni About 20 years ago, Will King III hovered over the sign-in list at an open mic.
—The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2024
Local writers are invited to share their original works during the open mic.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
The closure of comedy clubs and other venues left few places to work out new material, and TikTok turned into an open mic, Jensen says.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
There’s a church that evokes the tower of Babel, and a watering hole called The Range that sports a stage for open mic nights.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
In the latest tensions in the House GOP, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session on Wednesday, saying the group should be punished.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
There’s an indoor and an outdoor bar, and an open mic on a stage where live singing and stand-up comedy takes over in the evenings.
—Jahnavi Bhatt, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
Dana Rose Falcone, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2024
In a weekly Republican meeting, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session.
—Ken Tran, The Courier-Journal, 18 Jan. 2024
Domenica Bongiovanni About 20 years ago, Will King III hovered over the sign-in list at an open mic.
—The Indianapolis Star, 7 Feb. 2024
Local writers are invited to share their original works during the open mic.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2024
The closure of comedy clubs and other venues left few places to work out new material, and TikTok turned into an open mic, Jensen says.
—Elahe Izadi, Washington Post, 5 Jan. 2024
There’s a church that evokes the tower of Babel, and a watering hole called The Range that sports a stage for open mic nights.
—Jonah Gercke, SPIN, 15 Mar. 2024
In the latest tensions in the House GOP, Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, specifically called out the House Freedom Caucus during the meeting’s open mic session on Wednesday, saying the group should be punished.
—USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2024
There’s an indoor and an outdoor bar, and an open mic on a stage where live singing and stand-up comedy takes over in the evenings.
—Jahnavi Bhatt, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Dec. 2023
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