How to Use VCR in a Sentence

VCR

noun

• And then walk over to the VCR pause, or like unpause, run back and try to, to capture.
  — Outside Online, 11 Feb. 2026
• This one surfaced in the local video store and became a staple for the family VCR.
  — Charlotte Observer, 13 May 2026
• That was the year the VCR market experienced its first-ever decline in sales, though.
  — Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
• In 1988, for example, VCR penetration soared to nearly 60 percent.
  — Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
• Also in 1985, VCR remote controls became available, and manufacturers introduced freeze-frame and search features.
  — Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
• In 1985, the price for the typical VCR also dropped roughly 15 percent, to the $200–$400 range (there were a few models that were cheaper, and many that were more expensive).
  — Brian Santo, IEEE Spectrum, 7 Nov. 2019
• Converted to vacation condos in the 1980s, the building looked tired to me (Jacuzzi closed, discoloration in lobby ceiling, DVD/VCR player beneath my TV) but service was helpful.
  — Los Angeles Times, 29 Jan. 2026
• In its unspooling of Yoshiki’s grief, The Summer Hikaru Died deploys emulations of VCR static, digital video recordings, live-action stills, deliberately jarring 3-D animation, and other forms of screen art.
  — Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025