sound check
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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“To be real with you, some of my early stuff wasn’t the most authentic,” she says as her drummer starts thwacking a snare during sound check .
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2026
In late May, Axelrod fired Wyatt during a sound check.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026
"It was really hit or miss because every day he would go out to do sound check, and he would choose one of his three pianos and play something like Expecting To Fly," says Hannah.
From BBC ● Apr. 13, 2025
And we didn’t have the sound check in our script.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 6, 2025
After introductions and a sound check, we are almost set up.
From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith
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