How to Use the small screen in a Sentence

the small screen

noun
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  • There's one screen that the 2024 film festival won't have: the small screen.
    — Chris Foran, Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2024
  • The Eras Tour has found a home on the small screen, now available for streaming on Disney+.
    — Jenzia Burgos, StyleCaster, 27 Sep. 2024
  • Of course, this is all playing out in the real world as well as on the small screen.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2024
  • The Mormon moms of TikTok are ready to bring their story to the small screen.
    — Brian Brant, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
  • It’s been a fun ride, and a blast to see so many familiar faces and places on the small screen.
    — Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 5 June 2024
  • Alina’s journey isn’t over yet, and there are still twists and turns to bring to life on the small screen.
    — Leah Campano, Seventeen, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Harry Potter is set to return — to the small screen — in 2026.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
  • The life of Spanish legend Julio Iglesias is coming to the small screen.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2024
  • In the past 15 years, only nine of 78 score nominees were written for the small screen.
    — Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 Oct. 2024
  • Elvis and Me was previously brought to the small screen in a 1988 TV miniseries.
    — Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2023
  • The action on the small screen comes into view by walking in a slightly curved path that follows the curve of the glass.
    — Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • There are so many more adventures and romances coming our way on the small screen for the rest of 2023.
    — Kelly Lawler, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2023
  • Hack My Home is the latest home renovation show to hit the small screen.
    — Kelly Allen, House Beautiful, 13 July 2023
  • This year, the Emmy Awards overlooked some major movie stars who brought their talents to the small screen.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 12 July 2023
  • Bullet points are boring and often overused and lead to text-heavy slides, which don’t translate well to the small screen.
    — William Arruda, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024
  • If there is an upset, look not further than Paul W. Downs as the boyish agent on Hacks, who is the best eye-roller on the small screen!
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
  • Motorola has done a good job customizing some apps to run on the small screen.
    — PCMAG, 9 July 2024
  • Other great reads How the small screen breathes new life into classic film noir.
    — Ryan Fonseca, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2024
  • Netflix is bringing a new movie starring Kevin Hart to the small screen later this week.
    — USA TODAY, 9 Jan. 2024
  • The final six episodes are expected to land on the small screen in November.
    — Wire Services, Dallas News, 9 June 2023
  • Garner's already drawing in praise ahead of the series premiere, as the Alias star returns to the small screen.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 14 Apr. 2023
  • Unfortunately, after that, the whole thing ran out of gas – at least on the small screen.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 26 July 2024
  • After more than 12 years, its nearly time for the Russo family to make their way back to the small screen.
    — Katie Campione, Deadline, 9 Aug. 2024
  • To the extent that the book was a disguised genre thriller, the show does a serviceable job of taming Hallberg’s story to the small screen.
    — Bonnie Johnson, Los Angeles Times, 16 June 2023
  • After its theatrical run, the pop star was able to carve out a separate deal to bring the concert film to the small screen.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 27 Nov. 2023
  • What Parents Like: Watching this sweet story on the small screen gives you all the warm-and-fuzzies of the book—without having to do all the voices.
    — Suelain Moy, Parents, 14 June 2024
  • Two Texas stars are reuniting on the small screen for a brand new comedy series set in the Lone Star State.
    — Ariana Garcia, Chron, 17 Mar. 2023
  • Decades of experience on the small screen couldn’t stop two more celebrities from being sent home from The Masked Singer.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Only this time, Riordan insisted that the project live on the small screen.
    — Selome Hailu, Variety, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The biggest change in sports broadcasting since cable TV bursts onto the small screen this fall.
    — Emma Roth, The Verge, 12 Feb. 2024

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