small screen
Americannoun
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the medium of television.
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a television set.
noun
Example Sentences
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But she made a recent appearance on the small screen.
From Los Angeles Times • May 28, 2026
She made the leap to the small screen in the 1950s on Children's Television Club, a forerunner of Blue Peter.
From BBC • May 22, 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
Four years later, his epic fight with the kung-fu superstar Bruce Lee in "The Way of The Dragon" helped turn Norris into an icon on big and small screen alike.
From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026
There’s a white circle cloud, too, twisting slowly on the small screen.
From "Ninth Ward" by Jewell Parker Rhodes
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