How to Use radio in a Sentence

radio

1 of 2 noun
Definition of radionext
Synonyms for radionext
  • I heard the news on the radio.
  • I listen to the radio all the time.
  • The news was sent by radio.
  • There's a problem with the car's radio.
  • The radio was playing very loudly.
  • The pilot's radio wasn't working.
  • That two-way radio gave the chain its name: In-N-Out Burger.
    — Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2023
  • Rock music and hip-hop ruled the top 40 charts and thus, radio stations.
    — Daniel Kohn, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2024
  • The fact that radio seems to like it, I’m really honored by that.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Someone had hooked up a radio and placed it on small platform nailed to a tree in the backyard.
    — Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2024
  • While this was the first time in a while Ryan posted a picture with his dad, the radio host has been known to give fans a glimpse at life pre-fame.
    — Adrianna Freedman, Good Housekeeping, 16 July 2023
  • In the hours preceding the service, the radio had broadcast alerts about rockets from Gaza.
    — David Remnick, The New Yorker, 17 Oct. 2023
  • Some Spears fans even encouraged radio stations to play the decade-old bonus track.
    — Brenton Blanchet, Peoplemag, 27 Jan. 2024
  • As Gardner was turning a corner, the radio hosts said a McDonald song was in the queue.
    — Kyle Melnick, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • The shake-up at the station will see a number of changes for local radio broadcasters.
    — Miriam Marini, Detroit Free Press, 5 June 2023
  • Quotas in film, TV, and radio also increased the use of Ukrainian.
    — Lydia Tomkiw, The Christian Science Monitor, 4 Dec. 2023
  • His new employer gave him a record, told him to take it to radio stations to promote.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Jan. 2024
  • Jordan Moore, the radio voice for U.S.C. men’s basketball, did play-by-play.
    — Sopan Deb Allison Zaucha, New York Times, 21 June 2023
  • Until recently, the 61-year-old radio host and avid horse rider wasn't doing much in the way of self-care.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 9 Nov. 2023
  • The scientists paid market price for her meat, about $600, implanted a radio tag at the base of her tail, and set her free.
    — Byrichard Stone, science.org, 30 May 2023
  • Jason Kelce was asked about the rumors in a radio interview.
    — Louisa Thomas, The New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2023
  • The structure in question was a steel radio tower the station had used to broadcast programs for decades.
    — Praveena Somasundaram, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
  • At the time, amapiano was taking over South African dancefloors and radio stations alike.
    — Heran Mamo, Billboard, 28 Mar. 2024
  • Calling a local radio show to discuss a case from which she was recused.
    — Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 17 May 2023
  • Less than a mile away, on top of a nearby hill across the border, the radio tower of an Israeli military site loomed.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • The show also will be heard on iHeartMedia radio stations nationwide and on the iHeartRadio app.
    — Paul Grein, Billboard, 4 Mar. 2024
  • When his helmet radio went on the fritz, the Bengals quarterback temporarily had to call the plays.
    — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Sep. 2023
  • The radio station said an invoice showed it was billed to Jones Fort, his family’s Redding gun store.
    — Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2024
  • As the song continues to build at radio, Billboard caught up with Young Nudy to chat about his Hot 100 success, the track’s music video and what comes next for the rapper.
    — Kyle-Brandon Denis, Billboard, 19 July 2023
  • In the episode, we’re plunged into 2006: a distant past quickly established by a radio host announcing the birth of Siri Cruise.
    — Neil McRobert, ELLE, 22 June 2023
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radio

2 of 2 verb
  • The pilot radioed in to the control tower.
  • The police radioed a report back to the station.
  • The stranded sailors were radioing for help.
  • The police radioed for backup.
  • They radioed the Coast Guard for help.
  • The agent radioed that the SUV was driving about 75 mph toward the toll booths.
    — Kristina Davis, sandiegouniontribune.com, 25 Apr. 2017
  • James Arvid, 18, put the guard in a headlock and held him down, but the guard still managed to radio for help.
    — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 30 Dec. 2020
  • Arvid put the guard in a headlock and held him down, but the guard still managed to radio for help, the report said.
    — Gabrielle Russon, orlandosentinel.com, 16 Nov. 2020
  • Apolinar tried to radio for help, but one of the bullets had sliced her tongue apart.
    — NBC News, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The pilot could see he was injured and radioed in a sky vet from the Kenya Wildlife Service.
    — National Geographic, 9 Feb. 2017
  • The mob radioed for help and the call was answered by a horde of angry whites from as far away as Tampa.
    — Stephen Hudak, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • Shults radioed to air traffic controllers, not a hint of alarm in her voice.
    — Matthew Haag, BostonGlobe.com, 19 Apr. 2018
  • The plane lifts off, and the dispatcher radios the coordinates of the fire.
    — Mark Jenkins, National Geographic, 12 June 2019
  • The agent radioed his colleagues to look out for the black BMW, and in a matter of minutes the Marines were pulled over and asked for papers.
    — Meagan Flynn, Anchorage Daily News, 9 July 2019
  • The deputies were shot while sitting in their patrol car at a Metro rail station and were able to radio for help, the sheriff said.
    — CBS News, 13 Sep. 2020
  • An officer who caught up to the intruder tried to radio for help, but couldn’t.
    — Andy Meek, BGR, 11 May 2021
  • That crewmember alerted the other crew and that's when the captain radioed a distress message to the Coast Guard.
    — CBS News, 12 Sep. 2019
  • The Long Beach van radioed for everyone to be on the lookout for the 25-year-old woman with the pink sweater, who wound up missing for an hour.
    — Orange County Register, 23 Mar. 2017
  • The officer radioed for another officer and a K-9 to come to the scene.
    — cleveland, 24 Mar. 2020
  • Police radioed information about the car and Isaifan, who lived on the 1300 block of Brittain Road.
    — Robin Goist, cleveland, 16 Dec. 2019
  • Officials tried to radio to the crew and tell them to move back to unrestricted air space.
    — Erin B. Logan, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2023
  • Joe Smigielski radioed for extra help because the crash was spread over a wide area in front of the apartments.
    — Caitlin Taylor, Detroit Free Press, 19 Dec. 2019
  • The stats crew had to send someone down to the field to describe the play, then radio the information back to the press box to be repeated.
    — Dallas News, 20 Apr. 2020
  • This was the Giants, 49ers and Warriors radio flagship.
    — Richard Deitsch, SI.com, 25 June 2017
  • The tort claim seeks permission to sue Drew and Whitmore, a desk sergeant who may have approved the search when Drew radioed him from the road, and state police.
    — Jan Hefler, Philly.com, 6 Apr. 2018
  • After the driver sped away, Merrill was able to radio deputies for backup.
    — Fox News, 17 Sep. 2020
  • Relyea stepped back and radioed in that the man had a knife and asking for additional units, the report read.
    — Nicholas Rondinone, courant.com, 12 July 2019
  • The deputy radioed to dispatchers that she was injured and needed help.
    — Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2020
  • Fallon plays the Dustin in all this, radioing over to Colbert, our Suzie of this sketch, to wish him good luck on his late-night talk show return.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 16 July 2019
  • Among the 13 onboard were two pilots who radioed the tower about a problem.
    — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, 2 Oct. 2019

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