How to Use cable television in a Sentence

cable television

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  • Siegler, who later became a star of a cable television show, has denied any wrongdoing.
    — Brian Rogers, Houston Chronicle, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Look at all your expenses, from restaurants and movies to cable television, wireless plans and gym memberships.
    — Pat Setter, sandiegouniontribune.com, 6 Jan. 2018
  • Eliminate unnecessary bills, like a cell phone or cable television, which may be eating up too much of your income.
    — Bailey Loosemore, The Courier-Journal, 4 Oct. 2017
  • First in radio and then on cable television, outrage became the prevailing mode of expression rather than an occasional point of emphasis.
    — Ken Stern, The Hive, 24 Oct. 2017
  • But the move is considered a gamble because the cable television industry is entering a hazy future and sports rights fees appear to be reaching their upper limits.
    — Rob Nikolewski, sandiegouniontribune.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Comcast, for example, sells cable television, home telephone and most recently wireless telephone services, too.
    — Mark Davis, kansascity, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Many consumer advocates have argued that if the rules get scrapped, broadband providers will begin selling the internet in bundles, not unlike how cable television is sold today.
    — Keith Collins, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Dec. 2017
  • Netflix is waging against cable television, here comes the first TV series from writer/director Spike Lee.
    — Joanna Robinson, HWD, 24 Oct. 2017
  • Google Fiber is not providing telephone or traditional cable television service.
    — Sheldon S. Shafer, The Courier-Journal, 18 Oct. 2017
  • The perks included free housing, utilities, cable television, electricity, dry cleaning and meals.
    — Drew Broach, NOLA.com, 14 Dec. 2017
  • Many residents had lost communication services like the internet and cable television.
    — Erin Ailworth, WSJ, 9 Oct. 2017
  • The guild goes on strike for 13 weeks for a share of the revenue from cable television.
    — CNN, 8 Feb. 2022
  • And then in the eighties that the 300 channel cable television would kill movies.
    — Chloe Melas, CNN, 9 June 2020
  • So far, the NBA playoffs have been a big draw across cable television.
    — Rob Tornoe, Philly.com, 2 May 2018
  • What’s down are the Nielsen ratings on the big events on broadcast networks and on cable television.
    — Eric Johnson, Recode, 8 Nov. 2018
  • The hearings will most likely be aired live and in full on network and cable television.
    — Nicholas Fandos, New York Times, 25 June 2019
  • That, of course, was long before the era of social media and cable television.
    — Michael D. Shear, New York Times, 4 Apr. 2023
  • The Belle came equipped with cable television and Wi-Fi, and my boyfriend was able to turn on the news and reply to emails, just like his morning routine at home.
    — Tamara Gane, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2021
  • The renewal would mark the first time that a Netflix series has gone on to air on cable television.
    — Lauren Rearick, Teen Vogue, 27 June 2019
  • Cutting the cord on cable television is something many people have done over the past five years.
    — Chris Hachey, BGR, 4 Nov. 2021
  • The show of force was proof that as cord cutting spreads and cable television dies, Bravo has adapted.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 8 Nov. 2023
  • That was seen as among the first stand-up comedy specials to air on cable television.
    — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Nov. 2022
  • This was before the rocket ship success of YouTube, and cable television still reigned supreme.
    — Brittany Meiling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2019
  • The ad is part of a part of a six-figure buy running on Cleveland area cable television stations.
    — Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 23 Sep. 2020
  • The live cable television event is slated to last seven hours.
    — Savannah Behrmann, USA TODAY, 27 Aug. 2019
  • The Rauner and Pritzker ads are airing on both broadcast and cable television.
    — Rick Pearson, chicagotribune.com, 5 June 2018
  • When Carlson doesn’t snag the top spot on cable television, a live sporting event is sometimes the culprit.
    — Joe Walsh, Forbes, 25 May 2021
  • Both cable television and landlines can cost a lot of money.
    — Giana Han, al, 6 June 2020
  • This offering runs counter to the cable television’s practice of bundling networks, a business model that has been in effect for years.
    — Brad Adgate, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
  • Not just the premise of a cable television show, becoming an undercover boss has prepared CEOs to face the sometimes unseen or underappreciated aspects of the rank-and-file employees whose labor fuels the economic success of a business.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2024

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