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Ellen Pompeo is used to playing out dramatic scenarios on the small screen, but that didn't prepare her for a recent airport experience that led to a bomb squad being called in.
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Now that the mini machine’s operational, Gillard says he’s played a few games on it, but the small screen size doesn’t exactly lend itself to writing a screenplay — or really anything that takes more than a few words at a time.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey will mark the fourth time the story has been brought to the small screen, with Melissa McCarthy starring as JonBenet’s mother Patsy Ramsey and Clive Owen as her father, John.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
The company proved that Star Wars storylines can be successfully extended to the small screen, starting with the launch of The Mandalorian in 2019.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
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Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 3 June 2025
Now that the mini machine’s operational, Gillard says he’s played a few games on it, but the small screen size doesn’t exactly lend itself to writing a screenplay — or really anything that takes more than a few words at a time.
—Leslie Katz, Forbes.com, 27 May 2025
Unspeakable: The Murder of JonBenet Ramsey will mark the fourth time the story has been brought to the small screen, with Melissa McCarthy starring as JonBenet’s mother Patsy Ramsey and Clive Owen as her father, John.
—Lucy Ford, Time, 19 May 2025
The company proved that Star Wars storylines can be successfully extended to the small screen, starting with the launch of The Mandalorian in 2019.
—Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the small screen
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“The small screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20small%20screen. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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