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Examples of audiotape in a Sentence
The program was recorded on audiotape.
Recent Examples on the Web
Seizing 13 audiotapes from the compound, police found hours of Dederich ranting menacingly in his distinctive bombastic growl.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2024
The request to Merrick Garland to turn over audiotapes of President Biden’s interview with special counsel Robert Hur — which the attorney general has refused — is being painted as another example of GOP overreach.
—Henry Olsen, National Review, 21 May 2024
In a story that involves a parade, hidden audiotapes, the National Football League and a fight for recognition, Valley 101, a podcast about metro Phoenix and beyond, brings you a look into Mesa's history with Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
—Amanda Luberto, The Arizona Republic, 15 Jan. 2024
Parents of 3-year-old students at New Haven’s Conte West Hills Magnet School gave investigators an audiotape taken from the classroom to back up their claims, police said.
—Taylor Hartz, Hartford Courant, 9 Jan. 2024
The audiotapes, made available to The Washington Post, included criticism that went beyond other caustic comments contained in Ms. Trump’s book.
—Maggie Haberman, New York Times, 13 Nov. 2023
Beset by scandal — four criminal cases and the leak of an embarrassing secret audiotape in just four years — the Los Angeles City Council could take an important step toward transforming itself this week.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
An independent commission should be established to draw new district lines, avoiding any backroom dealing of the type exposed by the audiotape, the group’s interim report states.
—David Wharton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2023
Work your way up, start with the lower level, the most readily provable crimes, which of course are those of all the gazillions of people on videotape and audiotape easily identified committing crimes right in public with the attack on the Capitol, and then work your way up.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2023
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First Known Use
1951, in the meaning defined above
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“Audiotape.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/audiotape. Accessed 12 Jun. 2024.
Kids Definition
audiotape
noun
au·dio·tape
ˈȯd-ē-ō-ˌtāp
: a tape recording of sound
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