Examples of television in a Sentence
people who turn on the television the minute they walk in the door
Recent Examples of television from the Web
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Then a breaking news report on television announced that the Illinois National Guard had been activated to respond to the riot.
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Doncic, of course, is more of a mystery because his games for Real Madrid aren’t as readily available on television.
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Savvy as the wimpy fiancé, Henle’s sweetest moments revolve around Howard’s belief that appearing on television as a weatherman is akin to stage acting; his general cluelessness is always funny and endearing.
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This is particularly important since transgender characters on television are often shown as little more than their gender, or in tragic or upsetting plot lines.
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And while ads for opioid drugs were typically not shown on television, Greene says the cultural and political shifts that made direct-to-consumer advertising possible also changed the reception to the persistent pushing of opioids by industry.
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Even streaming device Roku now sells ads, adding more competition for legacy television networks.
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But one man’s discomfort is a Reddit user’s happiness, so the whole thing went viral and CWK turned into this whole thing, rekindling the debate about whether television networks should show kids crying during sporting events.
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The trick is to borrow from performance styles that already have accepted cinematographies, that audiences know how to watch on television already.
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Origin and Etymology of television
First Known Use: 1900
in the meaning defined at sense 1
See Words from the same yearTELEVISION Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of television for English Language Learners
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: an electronic system of sending images and sounds by a wire or through space
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: a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television
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: programs that are broadcast by television
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Definition of television for Students
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