Examples of on (the) telly in a Sentence
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Meanwhile, there’s a freshness in the air, a Meg Ryan movie on the telly, and sales of pumpkin spice lattes are about to spike.
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Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
Feras hasn't just changed the game through his innovative gameplay, he's made his culture proud and represented many people at home who rarely see themselves on the telly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Morgan treats the Windsors primarily as media figures—the people watch the Queen on the telly while the Queen watches them back.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
On the day of the match, reporters flocked to Centre Court, while untold thousands of British women turned on the telly with their afternoon tea in the hope that the nation’s tennis sweetheart might reclaim the national championship title at long last.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
This may also be an opportunity to turn on the telly and catch up on your binge watching.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Dec. 2022
At the end of a day filled with the hard work of being an internationally popular pop star, Harry Styles needs to kick up his feet and put something on the telly.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2022
But part of me will always half stifle a laugh when a man is naked on the telly.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2022
Friends will send me music a lot, and just hearing it online, on telly.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
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Kerry McDermott, Vogue, 9 Sep. 2024
Feras hasn't just changed the game through his innovative gameplay, he's made his culture proud and represented many people at home who rarely see themselves on the telly.
—Alexandra Koster, refinery29.com, 19 Mar. 2024
Morgan treats the Windsors primarily as media figures—the people watch the Queen on the telly while the Queen watches them back.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 14 Dec. 2023
On the day of the match, reporters flocked to Centre Court, while untold thousands of British women turned on the telly with their afternoon tea in the hope that the nation’s tennis sweetheart might reclaim the national championship title at long last.
—Sally H. Jacobs, Town & Country, 15 Aug. 2023
This may also be an opportunity to turn on the telly and catch up on your binge watching.
—Ed Silverman, STAT, 2 Dec. 2022
At the end of a day filled with the hard work of being an internationally popular pop star, Harry Styles needs to kick up his feet and put something on the telly.
—Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 22 Aug. 2022
But part of me will always half stifle a laugh when a man is naked on the telly.
—Raven Smith, Vogue, 26 Jan. 2022
Friends will send me music a lot, and just hearing it online, on telly.
—New York Times, 19 Apr. 2022
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“On (the) telly.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20%28the%29%20telly. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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