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Switching from one television station (channel) to another frequently, either to search for an interesting program or to keep track of several programs at once. For example, What did you see on TV last night?—Nothing much; I was just channel surfing. The term transfers the surfer's search for good waves to the viewer's search for programs. This practice became widespread with the use of remote-control devices for changing channels while remaining seated some distance from the television set. [1980s] A 1990s version is Internet surfing, a similar process for searching cyberspace.

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How to use channel surfing in a sentence

The sport of surfing is a very sexy sport, beautiful people on beautiful beaches in minimal clothing.
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People using it effectively opened a secret channel on an a public platform.
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They get $8 million to dredge the channel for pleasure boats to sail to Catalina Island.
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The 2012 miniseries he co-starred in, Hatfields McCoys, was a ratings blockbuster for the History channel.
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I watch football, basketball, and hockey on TV and sometimes “The Bass Pros” on Outdoor Channel.
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It is the will directing the activity of the intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
The Intellect is‌ directed into a particular channel, but to keep it there, all intruders must be excluded.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
To guide his mind into the channel of the printed exposition, he calls into play the Directory power of the attention.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Attention is the Will directing the Intellect into some particular channel and keeping it there.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
Attention is directing the intellect into some particular channel and keeping‌ it there.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)