television set

noun

: a piece of equipment with a screen that receives images and sounds sent by television

Examples of television set in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Elders have always overreacted to the supposedly mind-altering properties of certain technological advancements, from the printing press to the television set. Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2024 Bob Shrum, a veteran Democratic strategist, once said a political rally in California consists of three people gathered around a television set. Mark Z. Barabak, Los Angeles Times, 14 Mar. 2024 Another is dominated by a large television set, installed by Donald Trump. Evan Osnos, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2024 This was at a time when most households had just a single television set. Tim Stevens, Ars Technica, 4 Jan. 2024 The 76-year-old had left another section of the live television set to interrupt Elmo’s segment and rough the muppet up. Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 2 Feb. 2024 Victoria Beckham shared a photo Friday (Dec. 15) of her famous husband hard at work on the couple’s television set, wearing nothing but his Calvin Kleins. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 15 Dec. 2023 Bellos and Montagu tell the story of a documentary filmmaker who shot a scene in which a group of workers were sitting around playing a board game with a television set on in the background. Louis Menand, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2024 The average American household of 2024 will be equipped with an appliance that combines the features of a television set with those of a desk computer and a Xerox machine. James Rosen, National Review, 21 Dec. 2023

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“Television set.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/television%20set. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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