How to Use on (the) television in a Sentence

on (the) television

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  • So, what to do when one of the best shows on television is no more?
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 3 June 2023
  • The event was broadcast on television for the first time in 1948.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Nov. 2023
  • In 1975, Rachins blowed on television in the movie Fear on Trial.
    — Marc Berman, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • This was nothing like the sitcoms that were on television at the time.
    — Christian Holub, EW.com, 10 May 2023
  • The group has toured around the world and made dozens of appearances on television, radio and in films.
    — Claudia Levens, Journal Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2024
  • These days, just turning on the television seems to trigger a blitzkrieg of F-bombs.
    — Beth Decarbo, WSJ, 10 Dec. 2023
  • These are some of the best shows on television and on any streaming network.
    — Tess Garcia, Men's Health, 25 May 2023
  • He is glued to the news on television and social media.
    — Sufian Taha, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2023
  • And while the long game may not play as well on television, there is something fitting in that.
    — Rory Smith, New York Times, 29 Mar. 2024
  • That’s what separates us from many of the shows on television.
    — Eda Yu, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Aug. 2024
  • In some ways, August is a month of endings, at least on television.
    — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Laura Dern will not not be rich — at least on television.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 20 Mar. 2024
  • At the time, Jones was an actor of growing renown on television and the theatrical stage.
    — Dominic Taylor, The Conversation, 18 Sep. 2024
  • Those who can’t attend games can find them on television.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
  • All the while, the president was watching the riot on television.
    — Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The moment was broadcast on television and led to four reunions.
    — Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 30 Jan. 2024
  • It was broadcast live on television in the U.K. and throughout Europe.
    — Richard Smirke, Billboard, 9 May 2023
  • This will be the third time an actor is playing Candy on television.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
  • Jones first broke out on television in shows such as The Office and Parks and Recreation, but she's since gone on to write, produce, and direct projects, too.
    — Aja Hoggatt, EW.com, 29 May 2024
  • Thanks for adding the category of best stand-up on television.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
  • About 10:20, results suddenly appeared on television and a roar went up in the room.
    — Molly Hennessy-Fiske, Washington Post, 24 Mar. 2024
  • Here’s a look at which live sports are on television in the greater Los Angeles area for Thursday, July 20.
    — Austin Knoblauch, Los Angeles Times, 20 July 2023
  • It was recently seen on television with the word intact both times.
    — James H. Dygert, Detroit Free Press, 11 June 2023
  • The crew member says these incidents were filmed but didn’t air on television.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023
  • Still, any press is good press, and Swift knows that football games get more eyeballs than anything else on television.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 7 Oct. 2023
  • What Deion made obvious through one quarter of the season was that the product always will be what’s put on the television.
    — Tyler R. Tynes, Los Angeles Times, 28 Sep. 2023
  • The idea that Iran read about this operation in the paper or on television is laughable.
    — Nbc Universal, NBC News, 15 Oct. 2023
  • It is earned, and millions will share the experience, watching on television screens around the globe.
    — Sara Miller Llana, The Christian Science Monitor, 23 July 2024
  • Anyone buying a ticket knows the deal, but imagine stumbling across the film by chance on television.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 26 Jan. 2024
  • In 2011, Markle got her big break on the television drama Suits, playing Rachel Zane for seven seasons.
    — Georgia Slater, PEOPLE.com, 4 Aug. 2020

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