small screen

noun

Examples of small screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Meanwhile, on the on small screen, Hulu’s No One Will Save You and Netflix’s The Fall of the House of Usher were frighteningly popular. James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Dec. 2023 Volume and input information is displayed on a small screen and the electronic speed selector makes switching between 33 and 45 RPM records easy. Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024 See all Example Sentences for small screen 

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Word History

First Known Use

1944, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of small screen was in 1944

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“Small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/small%20screen. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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