sound check

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noun

an on-the-spot rehearsal by a band before a gig to enable the sound engineer to set up the mixer

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Words nearby sound check

soundboard, sound bow, soundbox, sound camera, soundcard, sound check, sound effect, sounder, sound film, sound head, sound hole

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How to use sound check in a sentence

Again, the difference can seem subtle and sound more like splitting hairs, but the difference is important.
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And it must make sure that the platform of debate where we can freely exchange ideas is safe and sound.
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In this cockamamie get-rich scheme, would they all issue an apology if he cut a check?
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“Gronkowski” itself never manages to sound more erotic than the name of a hearty Polish stew or a D-list WWE performer.
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Girls in Peacetime Want to Dance is a different sound for you.
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Sol laughed out of his whiskers, with a big, loose-rolling sound, and sat on the porch without waiting to be asked.
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She was flushed and felt intoxicated with the sound of her own voice and the unaccustomed taste of candor.
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Bells were pealing and tolling in all directions, and the air was filled with the sound of distant shouts and cries.
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It will be remembered that pitch depends upon the rapidity of the sound waves or vibrations.
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Miss Christabel blushed furiously and emitted a sound half between a laugh and a scream.
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