video game

noun

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

Examples of video game in a Sentence

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Last year, the company laid off 5% of its workforce, joining other video game companies that have reduced their headcount after experiencing a boom during the height of Covid-19 and changing consumer habits. Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2025 Bliss has starred in a music video before, thanks to Bowling for Soup creating a tribute song to her, and she's appeared in multiple editions of the WWE 2K video games. Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025 No card games, video games or socializing for him. Joshua Kloke, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2025 The news comes as Saudi Arabia has been making significant investments in the world of video games in recent years. Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for video game

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video game was in 1973

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“Video game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20game. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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