How to Use on (the) television in a Sentence
on (the) television
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So, what to do when one of the best shows on television is no more?
—Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 June 2023
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But the sights on the television screen do it a sort of justice.
—Jace Frederick, Twin Cities, 27 May 2025
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And so my goal is to have this thing back on television at least within a year.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
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The next playoff game was on the television in the middle of the room.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
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Farmers would get up in the morning and turn on the television.
—Dev Patnaik, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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This was nothing like the sitcoms that were on television at the time.
—Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 May 2023
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These are some of the best shows on television and on any streaming network.
—Tess Garcia, Men's Health, 25 May 2023
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Here are some lessons from his years on television and personal brand.
—Megan Poinski, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
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That’s what separates us from many of the shows on television.
—Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
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And while the long game may not play as well on television, there is something fitting in that.
—Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
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People had to take a leap of faith because there was never this kind of show on television.
—EW.com, 5 July 2025
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But will fans be able to watch some Banana Ball on television?
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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One bar had Fox News on the television, but no one was watching.
—Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
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Walden is focused on television and her co-chair Alan Bergman on film.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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In some ways, August is a month of endings, at least on television.
—Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023
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The group has toured around the world and made dozens of appearances on television, radio and in films.
—Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
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These days, just turning on the television seems to trigger a blitzkrieg of F-bombs.
—Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023
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The moment was broadcast on television and led to four reunions.
—Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
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Thanks for adding the category of best stand-up on television.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
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The event was broadcast on television for the first time in 1948.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2023
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This will be the third time an actor is playing Candy on television.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
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Elon Musk was on the television in the background at a cocktail party.
—Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
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All the while, the president was watching the riot on television.
—Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
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An officer saw a white rock-like substance and a small handmade foil pipe on the television stand near the victim.
—Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
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Able to be goofy, which is the opposite of what a lot of Black women are portrayed as on television.
—Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
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At the time, Jones was an actor of growing renown on television and the theatrical stage.
—Dominic Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
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As a tough, by-the-book major, Swit’s Houlihan was a rare strong woman on television.
—Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
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In 1975, Rachins blowed on television in the movie Fear on Trial.
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
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Here’s a look at which live sports are on television in the greater Los Angeles area for Thursday, July 20.
—Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
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In 1939, Ethel Waters — a blues singer and actress — became the first Black person to host a show on television.
—Anita M. Samuels, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
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