How to Use small screen in a Sentence

small screen

noun
Definition of small screennext
  • Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will soon be back on the small screen.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
  • The coming year is shaping up to be a big one for the small screen.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2021
  • The tale of the gunfight at the O.K. Corral in 1881 has been told many times on both the big and small screen.
    — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Mar. 2022
  • Keanu Reeves' dabble on the small screen was short-lived.
    — Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Megan could soon have her own series on the small screen, too.
    — Chris Gardner, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022
  • The adolescent lives of twins Tegan and Sara are headed to the small screen.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Gamers can finally see how The Last of Us plays out on the small screen.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2023
  • When not showing nav bits, the small screen displays the time.
    — Bill Roberson, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • The Hair Tales brings the essential, healing space of a salon to the small screen.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • This summer, there is plenty to watch on the big and small screen.
    — New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • Lizzo's bringing her search for plus-size dancers to the small screen.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2022
  • Fans of the silver and small screen have plenty of on-sale Funko Pops to scroll through.
    — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023
  • So, what and who are people watching on the small screen?
    — Dr. Darnell Hunt and Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
  • The small screen has rarely lacked for dramas and comedies about high school.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2021
  • And mega-sized TVs weren’t the only way to absorb the glut of content hitting the small screen.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022
  • Jones voiced the character on both the big and small screen up until this point.
    — Variety, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • This time, Tim be bringing Scott Calvin on the small screen for a miniseries that will air on Disney+.
    — Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 20 Jan. 2022
  • It was announced last month that Loughlin, 57, would return to the small screen for the first time in years.
    — NBC News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • Expect to see Sherri Shepherd on the small screen for many years to come!
    — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2023
  • Part of the reason the are so present on the big and small screen may have something to do with the screenwriters behind the scenes.
    — Adario Strange, Quartz, 20 July 2022
  • Sylvester Stallone has finally come to the small screen.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 19 Nov. 2022
  • Those movies set the table for a busy year for Wisconsin moments on the big and small screen.
    — Chris Foran, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Dec. 2021
  • The Lincoln Lawyer is gearing up to make its small screen debut.
    — Dory Jackson, PEOPLE.com, 13 Apr. 2022
  • She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, is no stranger to kicking butt on the small screen.
    — Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2022
  • From the silver to the small screen, there’s so much superhero content to look forward to.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 13 Dec. 2022
  • The Mother of Afrofuturism is coming to the small screen!
    — Essence, 14 Jan. 2022
  • The show is the latest in a small series of productions bringing stories from the big and small screen to the stage.
    — Abbey White, The Hollywood Reporter, 28 Sep. 2023
  • Paxton also drew acclaim for roles on the small screen.
    — NBC News, 25 Feb. 2022
  • This comes as Disney has introduced countless new characters in spinoffs, sequels and TV series that have graced the big and small screen.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 12 Nov. 2023
  • In the February video, Ramer repeatedly pointed to a small screen for signs of Charlotte's offspring.
    — Bill Chappell, NPR, 4 June 2024

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