Example Sentences

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These touches of unexpected texture in the special balance the years Novak spent carefully honing the show, deliberating over every decision, including diligently editing the closed captioning text.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 24, 2024

You may want to turn on the closed captioning to read the lyrics in English.

From Textbooks • Apr. 19, 2023

A different type of captioning appears on TV screens and streaming services: closed captioning, which means you can turn them on or off.

From Salon • Jan. 24, 2023

The stroke’s effects were clear as he used closed captioning to help him process the words he heard, leading to some awkward pauses in their first and only debate.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 8, 2022

I wait until my parents are in the den watching Saturday morning news—which is totally boring and has the worst closed captioning, by the way—and I snatch one of the bowls in a big hurry.

From "Hello, Universe" by Erin Entrada Kelly