How to Use small screen in a Sentence

small screen

noun
  • Megan could soon have her own series on the small screen, too.
    — Chris Gardner, Billboard, 24 Feb. 2022
  • But the couple got to meet some stars of the big and small screen, too.
    — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2018
  • When not showing nav bits, the small screen displays the time.
    — Bill Roberson, Forbes, 20 May 2021
  • The coming year is shaping up to be a big one for the small screen.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 27 Dec. 2021
  • This summer, there is plenty to watch on the big and small screen.
    — New York Times, 27 Aug. 2021
  • So how did this movie go from real-life concept to the small screen?
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 6 Dec. 2019
  • The small screen has rarely lacked for dramas and comedies about high school.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 17 Nov. 2021
  • Lizzo's bringing her search for plus-size dancers to the small screen.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 Feb. 2022
  • The post-grad years have focused more on finding love on the small screen.
    — Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 12 June 2020
  • There’s a highlight reel of all his acting roles, big and small screens alike.
    — Amie Just, nola.com, 28 June 2019
  • Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne will soon be back on the small screen.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2022
  • Once upon a time, scenes like this were the norm both on the silver and the small screen.
    — Travis M. Andrews, miamiherald, 19 Mar. 2018
  • Could one of the below be the next big or small screen adaptation?
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Mar. 2025
  • Jones voiced the character on both the big and small screen up until this point.
    — Variety, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Hughie was the last role Avery would play on either the big or small screen.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026
  • The world would have to wait for Star Trek’s return to the small screen.
    — Sam Ferguson, Ars Technica, 19 May 2018
  • And Kelce has already started to give the silver and small screen a try.
    — Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
  • Chip and Jo are returning to the small screen for a new season of the their beloved show.
    — Kelly Corbett, House Beautiful, 5 Jan. 2022
  • At 63, Daniels has found a powerful niche in projects for the small screen.
    — Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 25 Feb. 2018
  • Fans of the silver and small screen have plenty of on-sale Funko Pops to scroll through.
    — Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 25 Sep. 2023
  • There’s a lot less that seems to be able to go wrong with the small screen and squishy little keyboards of the iPad.
    — Mike Murphy, Quartz, 11 Sep. 2019
  • But this won't be the first time Gotham City's police have been featured on the small screen.
    — Jodi Guglielmi, PEOPLE.com, 10 July 2020
  • The adolescent lives of twins Tegan and Sara are headed to the small screen.
    — Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2022
  • Gamers can finally see how The Last of Us plays out on the small screen.
    — Danielle Directo-Meston, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Jan. 2023
  • The Golden Girls is coming back to the small screen with an all-Black cast.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Season 3 of the TLC design show will bless our small screens next month.
    — Taylor Mead, House Beautiful, 13 Mar. 2019
  • But Delia isn’t the only out-there mom O’Hara has portrayed on the big or small screen.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024
  • The Hair Tales brings the essential, healing space of a salon to the small screen.
    — Quinci Legardye, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Oct. 2022
  • It was announced last month that Loughlin, 57, would return to the small screen for the first time in years.
    — NBC News, 24 Oct. 2021
  • And mega-sized TVs weren’t the only way to absorb the glut of content hitting the small screen.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 14 Mar. 2022

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