How to Use open mic in a Sentence

open mic

noun
  • What shot does the next kid who does it at an open mic have?
    Jesse David Fox, Vulture, 6 May 2021
  • An open mic will be held at 8:30 p.m. with five-minute time slots.
    Joy Davis, Aurora Beacon-News, 12 Apr. 2018
  • That was my first time on the stage [other than] some open mics.
    Melinda Newman, Billboard, 14 Nov. 2023
  • Heaven has a hell of an open mic night goin' right about now.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 21 Jan. 2022
  • And this was an open mic with 20 people in the room, for zero pay.
    Paul Farahvar, CNN, 11 Jan. 2022
  • The program starts at 7 p.m. with an open mic for pieces no longer than one page.
    Carole Goldberg, courant.com, 4 Dec. 2019
  • From open mic nights, right through to my biggest shows.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 23 June 2022
  • Don’t let anyone who hasn’t been tapped take the floor—this isn’t an open mic night.
    Alexandra MacOn, Vogue, 17 May 2022
  • Already, the church hosts movie screenings and open mic nights.
    Chloe Peter, Twin Cities, 28 Dec. 2019
  • The open mic nights are for performers ages 13 through 19.
    Courant Community, 1 May 2018
  • Caveat: The Monday show isn't for newbies, Leete says; that's what open mics are for.
    Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 12 Aug. 2024
  • The first time one of his videos blew up, Hoy was at an open mic comedy show.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 30 Nov. 2022
  • There will be music, open mic, spoken word and even a bonfire and s’mores at one of the stops.
    Kathy Berdan, Twin Cities, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Once a month, the fellowship hosts the open mic, where students can share their work.
    cleveland, 29 Nov. 2019
  • Wilco played a surprise set at an open mic night at a Dallas club.
    Spin Staff, Spin, 2 Oct. 2023
  • One Tuesday a month will be slotted for an open mic night.
    Michael Hamad, courant.com, 12 Mar. 2018
  • For writers who want to share their works-in-progress, a couple of open mic nights will take place on Zoom.
    Anne Nickoloff, cleveland, 30 June 2020
  • There will be an open mic at the gazebo, food trucks and local art and craft vendors.
    Carol Kovach, cleveland, 17 Aug. 2021
  • Sandler did his first stand-up at 17 at an open mic in Boston.
    Geoff Edgers, Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2023
  • 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
  • The venue also hosts events like open mic nights and monthly bingo games.
    Ana Rocío Álvarez Bríñez, The Courier-Journal, 27 Nov. 2022
  • That path made more sense to me than open mics or shooting in the dark and hoping to get discovered.
    A.d. Amorosi, Variety, 10 May 2023
  • One of them accidentally leaked the news in front of an open mic.
    John Canzano, oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2020
  • The protestors moved the town center’s parking lot for an open mic at about 5:30 p.m.
    oregonlive, 4 June 2020
  • With free time on her hands, Hagen decided to hit up an open mic and give stand-up a shot.
    Thomas Floyd, Washington Post, 17 July 2023
  • On and off the air, the topics are shows, open mics and other comedians.
    Trevor Fraser, OrlandoSentinel.com, 31 Aug. 2017
  • At 12, Avery was too young to perform at local clubs but just old enough to do open mics.
    Helena Andrews-Dyer, Washington Post, 29 Sep. 2023
  • 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
  • Soon after, a video surfaced of an open mic session in a downtown LA bar.
    Washington Post, 9 Aug. 2019
  • The event will also feature an open mic at which area writers and performers can share their work.
    Eric E. Harrison, arkansasonline.com, 11 Sep. 2024

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