How to Use screen time in a Sentence

screen time

noun
  • The loft earns its screen time.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Less screen time, more me time?
    — Andrea Riquier, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • What to do, then, about screen time?
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The more screen time, the more ads get viewed.
    — Stephan Bisaha, NPR, 4 June 2026
  • For now, at least, you are doomed to live at screen time.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Teenagers should have no more than three hours of screen time a day.
    — Stefanie Dazio, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024
  • Parents are at war with screen time.
    — Meg Oliver, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2026
  • And so then that becomes screen time.
    — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 19 June 2026
  • This is not passive screen time.
    — Gerald Bradshaw, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
  • So what can parents do about screen time?
    — Katherine Lee, Parents, 13 Mar. 2026
  • But which ones deserve to take up your screen time?
    — James Mercadante, EW.com, 13 Aug. 2025
  • How much screen time is OK for kids?
    — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • Worried about kids' screen time?
    — Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Less screen time, more presence.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • This is no longer about screen time, or even mental health alone.
    — Larz May, Fortune, 24 Apr. 2026
  • Even on indoor days, heat, sun and screen time can dry out eyes.
    — Gabby Sartori, USA Today, 16 June 2026
  • And that is the screen time now, for kids and people on the couch.
    — Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 12 June 2026
  • Experts around the globe agree too much screen time harms kids of all ages.
    — Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024
  • Don’t feel guilty about screen time Thank you for reading.
    — Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Not all screen time is created equal.
    — Jessica Ewing september 15, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Risk was nearly five times greater for those with four or more hours a day of screen time.
    — Linda Searing, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2023
  • At least in my circles, one of the things moms are stressed about the most is screen time.
    — Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
  • These days, that might mean reducing screen time.
    — ABC News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • Listen to what your kids already do on their own to tame their screen time.
    — Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024
  • Vacation screen time can’t come soon enough.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 29 May 2026
  • Keep an eye on your screen time to clock major shifts in your phone usage.
    — Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 20 Oct. 2025
  • But Hacks would not be Hacks if its stars spent all their screen time apart.
    — Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024
  • Years of screen time and digital overload have not erased that need.
    — Alana Sandel, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
  • So how should parents think about screen time in everyday life?
    — Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 2 Mar. 2026
  • Study after study have shown the harmful effects of too much screen time.
    — Bill Ready, Time, 23 Apr. 2025

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