VHS
Americanabbreviation
Example Sentences
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Matt pops in a VHS tape of “Back to the Future” and gets to work, tinkering with the RV in their backyard to give it the proper Zemeckian flair.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 12, 2026
So much so that at around age 8, I rented a VHS tape of the Broadway production and watched it over and over.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
The judges praised Kalu's brightly-coloured sculptures - which are haphazardly wrapped in layers of ribbon, string, card and shiny VHS tape - and her drawings of swirling, tornado-like shapes.
From BBC • Dec. 9, 2025
Hundreds of VHS tapes are meticulously arranged and displayed.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 27, 2025
I’d seen battles before, of course—we’d been watching old breakdancing competitions on VHS for years—but it was something else entirely to witness these things in person.
From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi
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