flat-screen
adjective
—used to describe a television, computer monitor, etc., that has a thin and flat screen
We bought a new flat-screen TV.
Examples of flat-screen in a Sentence
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Although many of the compound’s residents remain glued to their smartphones and to the large flat-screen TVs that Qatar has furnished in their apartments, following news reports from Gaza to ascertain the fate of their families, Ridana keeps their television set turned off for Gazal’s sake.
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Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
About an hour west of Asheville, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort’s sportsbook — the room where people wager on sporting events — is adorned with flat-screen TVs, lounge chairs and private rooms for groups.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
The speakers and body covering are from an old flat-screen TV.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
On a snowy January morning in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a flat-screen monitor in a former Mennonite elementary school displays the vital signs of WebstaurantStore, which, excepting produce, sells everything a restaurant might need, from $25,000 walk-in freezers to 15-cent takeout containers.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Or snag a seat on the Michelob Ultra Legends Deck and score a game day package of an all-inclusive catered meal, drink voucher, private bar and flat-screen TVs.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
More recently, some flat-screen TV developers have turned the screens of large-format TVs into speakers using a similar principle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2024
But in the last year consumers caught breaks in such categories as technology — think flat-screen TVs and sound bars — and some foods such as poultry.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
More casual gamers can watch the action from the safety of a flat-screen or remotely check out a Twitch livestream.
—Vincent Moleski, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
Eliza Griswold, The New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2024
About an hour west of Asheville, Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Resort’s sportsbook — the room where people wager on sporting events — is adorned with flat-screen TVs, lounge chairs and private rooms for groups.
—Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 7 Mar. 2024
The speakers and body covering are from an old flat-screen TV.
—Angela Andaloro, Peoplemag, 1 Mar. 2024
On a snowy January morning in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, a flat-screen monitor in a former Mennonite elementary school displays the vital signs of WebstaurantStore, which, excepting produce, sells everything a restaurant might need, from $25,000 walk-in freezers to 15-cent takeout containers.
—Jeremy Bogaisky, Forbes, 22 Feb. 2024
Or snag a seat on the Michelob Ultra Legends Deck and score a game day package of an all-inclusive catered meal, drink voucher, private bar and flat-screen TVs.
—Georgann Yara, The Arizona Republic, 19 Feb. 2024
More recently, some flat-screen TV developers have turned the screens of large-format TVs into speakers using a similar principle.
—IEEE Spectrum, 11 Feb. 2024
But in the last year consumers caught breaks in such categories as technology — think flat-screen TVs and sound bars — and some foods such as poultry.
—Emma Kumer, Washington Post, 9 Feb. 2024
More casual gamers can watch the action from the safety of a flat-screen or remotely check out a Twitch livestream.
—Vincent Moleski, Sacramento Bee, 1 Feb. 2024
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“Flat-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/flat-screen. Accessed 22 Apr. 2024.
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