small screen
Americannoun
-
the medium of television.
-
a television set.
noun
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“You show up on a really small screen — how you would show up for a FaceTime.”
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 21, 2026
These days, the upsurge in streaming television and its hunger for content has made books an even more ubiquitous source of intellectual property for the small screen.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 10, 2026
Expectations for “The Mandalorian” were more muted given its lower budget and roots on the small screen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 24, 2026
The series boasts both monster-of-the-week camp and some of the most moving writing and audacious character arcs that have ever graced the small screen.
From Salon ● Mar. 26, 2026
Everyone seemed mesmerized as they watched Crow on a small screen in the front of the cafeteria, the memories of it, the absolute magic of it, suddenly flooding back.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
