How to Use speaker in a Sentence

speaker

noun
  • I disagree with the last speaker.
  • He is an excellent public speaker.
  • The Eras tour song list was blasting out on the speakers in the church.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 8 Aug. 2024
  • The rats were placed in a dim-lit box and played the music through a speaker.
    — Jacquelyne Germain, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Nov. 2022
  • Google will then search for the speaker and connect to it.
    — Good Housekeeping, 23 Mar. 2023
  • If the chick pecked the lever, a hidden speaker in the fake bird would sing a male finch’s song.
    — Burkhard Bilger, The New Yorker, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Bean and his wife put the call on speaker and listened.
    — Alex Vejar, The Salt Lake Tribune, 24 June 2022
  • Biden was the group's first guest speaker when the caucus launched.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2023
  • These speakers are great to take to picnics, the park, or just to the backyard to hang out.
    — Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 12 July 2023
  • The speaker was not in San Francisco at the time of the assault.
    — Candy Woodall, USA TODAY, 28 Oct. 2022
  • For one, most Alexa users access the AI from a speaker.
    — Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The only one who makes that decision is the speaker of the House.
    — Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Sad to say, the speaker does not always smile and desist.
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 23 Jan. 2024
  • The fact is Kevin McCarthy does not now have the votes to be elected speaker.
    — NBC News, 27 Nov. 2022
  • McCarthy is the second speaker to meet with Tsai in a year.
    — Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 6 Apr. 2023
  • For the past two weeks, a speaker atop Patel’s store has blasted the likes of Beethoven, Bach and Mozart 24/7.
    — Jonathan Edwards, Washington Post, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Adams is the first Black woman to serve as a Council speaker.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 27 Feb. 2025
  • This is a solid deal on the best Alexa speaker for most people.
    — Louryn Strampe, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2024
  • How many votes are needed to win the House speaker election?
    — Major Garrett, CBS News, 19 Oct. 2023
  • Videos play super crisp as well, and the frame includes a speaker for video sound.
    — Maddie Michalik, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • The sounds of grunts, punches and a little soft jazz ran through the speaker system.
    — Ahmed Ali Akbar, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Here is the vote breakdown from the initial round of voting for speaker.
    — WSJ, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Nancy Pelosi is no longer speaker of the House, or leader of House Democrats.
    — Joe Garofoli, San Francisco Chronicle, 5 Mar. 2023
  • No price has been announced for Ixoost and AMG’s speaker.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 2 Aug. 2022
  • This speaker is larger at 8.7 by 3.5 inches and weighs about a pound and a half.
    — Will Greenwald, PCMAG, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The ratings were up 7% in the fourth quarter last year, helped by the coverage of the House speaker vote.
    — Los Angeles Times, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The context of the speech and the intention of the speaker are very important, Corbin said.
    — Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 16 May 2024
  • Plus, the quirky speaker design will be a hit for music lovers.
    — Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 15 July 2024
  • Phelan kept his seat after a tense and costly campaign but didn't run for House speaker.
    — Naheed Rajwani-Dharsi, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Adding timestamps and speaker identification, which Scribie includes in its base rate, adds to that price.
    — PCMAG, 22 Mar. 2025

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