video game

Definition of video game

: an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen

Examples of video game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web This isn’t the first time Ruppert, 33, experienced a seizure while playing a video game. — Washington Post, "A journalist had a seizure while playing ‘Cyberpunk 2077.’ Then she helped change the game.," 31 Dec. 2020 Empowered by a national obsession with Minecraft, Balenciaga designed a video game to release its collection, and by chance, so did Collina Strada. — Alison S. Cohn, Harper's BAZAAR, "The 20 Top Fashion Moments of 2020," 29 Dec. 2020 Fans can hear and see intricacies that are missing from a video game, Reeder said. — Gary Klein Staff Writer, Los Angeles Times, "Rams can focus on Seahawks, not their fans, during game in Seattle," 27 Dec. 2020 The 2020 song of the summer (No. 1 for 13 of 15 weeks on Billboard's summer chart) features a music video that resembles a violent video game. — Gary Dinges, USA TODAY, "Best music videos of 2020: Lady Gaga, Cardi B and Harry Styles make the list," 18 Dec. 2020 This is a sports video game with something for everyone. — Ebenezer Samuel, Star Tribune, "Got a next-gen game console? 'NBA 2K21' is the sports game to buy," 16 Dec. 2020 Practicing the piano on a keyboard, though, is like learning to drive on a video game, Jimmy said. — cincinnati.com, "Help support quality local journalism like this.," 10 Dec. 2020 Instead, the work of one of the greatest of all visual artists has been turned into something more like a giant video game. — Terry Teachout, WSJ, "Glitch in the Museum Matrix," 8 Dec. 2020 The scene in the film, based on a popular video game, shows a soldier played by Chinese-American rapper and actor Jin Au-Yeung riding across a desert in a vehicle. — Shirley Zhao, Bloomberg.com, "Studio Edits Monster Hunter Movie After Offending Chinese Audiences," 8 Dec. 2020

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