split screen

noun

: a film or video technique in which the frame is divided into discrete nonoverlapping images

also : the visual composition based on this technique

Examples of split screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Biden’s speech also served as the latest example of the split screen looming over the 2024 NATO summit this week: As the president holds high-stakes meetings with foreign allies, his political future in the U.S. Democratic Party is on the line. —

Rebecca Picciotto, CNBC, 9 July 2024 The debate was broadcast in split screen, which did not show this. —

Dana Milbank, Washington Post, 6 July 2024 The president then lost his train of thought while answering a question about the care economy and drug prices, with the split screen underscoring his tendency to listen and think with his mouth agape. —

Naomi Lim, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 28 June 2024 The split screen explains why the level of panic among liberal commentators and Democratic strategists on social media was so high during the debate. —

Matthew Continetti, National Review, 29 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for split screen

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