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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So what's this walkie-talkie function?
—New Atlas, 24 June 2026
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Some of the servers are even geared out with walkie-talkie earpieces.
—Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 13 Aug. 2025
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Woody is talking to Jessie over a walkie-talkie.
—Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
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There are no televisions, and guests use walkie-talkies in lieu of phones.
—Kathryn Romeyn, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026
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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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Each party carried a walkie-talkie.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 8 Aug. 2025
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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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Some are panic-buying walkie-talkies, paper maps, and even pagers.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
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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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David’s distinctive honk comes through nearby walkie-talkies.
—Kyle MacLachlan, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026
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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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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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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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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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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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Staff and guests communicate via walkie-talkies instead of hotel phones.
—Johanna Wolfe, Robb Report, 22 Aug. 2026
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Discarded by the truck were two grinders, a blowtorch, gasoline, gloves, a walkie-talkie, and a blanket.
—Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
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One hand rests on his handlebars, the other works a walkie-talkie, through which crackles news of wildlife sightings.
—Tom Vanderbilt, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
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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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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 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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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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Israel also blew up pagers and walkie-talkies used by Hezbollah members, killing dozens of people.
—Charbel Mallo, CNN Money, 23 Nov. 2025
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Things like walkie-talkies, a paper map, and a portable emergency radio can be helpful to keep in the car.
—Caroline Lubinsky, Martha Stewart, 11 Aug. 2026
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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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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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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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The officer attempted to call for backup using his walkie-talkie when Bossell bit his left forearm.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2025
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