How to Use small screen in a Sentence
small screen
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First-timers were also honored for their achievements on the small screen.
—Vritti Rashi Goel, CBS News, 1 Mar. 2021
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Trump could tweet on his smartphone’s small screen and see his words scrolling on a flat screen minutes later.
—Owen Thomas, SFChronicle.com, 9 Jan. 2021
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Along with the small screen stars, other A-listers had their thoughts about the halftime show.
—Tomás Mier, PEOPLE.com, 7 Feb. 2021
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Dallas looked good in a montage on the small screen, but the reality?
—Mark Lamster, Dallas News, 18 Dec. 2020
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Yet, not long ago, Black folks used to run to the television set to spot a glowing brown face on the small screen.
—Aramide Tinubu, Essence, 22 Feb. 2021
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Bringing a live ballet experience to the small screen is a tall order.
—Robert Greskovic, WSJ, 16 Dec. 2020
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And writer Gaiman is thrilled that his story is finally coming to the small screen.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 28 Jan. 2021
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Because 2021 is going to be explosive on the small screen.
—Tribune News Service, cleveland, 16 Jan. 2021
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Anna Paquin and husband Stephen Moyer may appear on the small screen together again.
—Rosy Cordero, EW.com, 22 Jan. 2021
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If the streamer really wants in on the world of wizardry and witchcraft, there are plenty of other magical stories that are waiting to be told on the small screen.
—Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 25 Jan. 2021
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Seen again on the small screen, the film looks a little seedier, and the precise balance that the actor found between fraudulence and bonhomie—truth or dare, so to speak—is lost.
—Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 24 Dec. 2020
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The Emmy winning host dresses with a dramatic flair rarely seen on the small screen, where the standard has long been a subdued wardrobe that doesn’t distract from breaking news.
—Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2020
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Almost everything on the small screen this year was made well before the disease was public and raging, and yet coronavirus intruded on the consciousness nonetheless.
—John Anderson, WSJ, 12 Dec. 2020
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Yoona has not appeared on the small screen since The King In Love in 2017.
—Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
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Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will soon be back on the small screen.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
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The coming year is shaping up to be a big one for the small screen.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2021
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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
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Keanu Reeves' dabble on the small screen was short-lived.
—Glenn Garner, Peoplemag, 9 Oct. 2022
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Megan could soon have her own series on the small screen, too.
—Chris Gardner, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022
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The adolescent lives of twins Tegan and Sara are headed to the small screen.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
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Gamers can finally see how The Last of Us plays out on the small screen.
—Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2023
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When not showing nav bits, the small screen displays the time.
—Bill Roberson, Forbes, 20 May 2021
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The Hair Tales brings the essential, healing space of a salon to the small screen.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
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This summer, there is plenty to watch on the big and small screen.
—New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
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Lizzo's bringing her search for plus-size dancers to the small screen.
—Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2022
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Fans of the silver and small screen have plenty of on-sale Funko Pops to scroll through.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023
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So, what and who are people watching on the small screen?
—Dr. Darnell Hunt and Dr. Ana-Christina Ramón, Forbes, 26 Oct. 2021
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The small screen has rarely lacked for dramas and comedies about high school.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2021
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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
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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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