How to Use on (the) television in a Sentence

on (the) television

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  • The next playoff game was on the television in the middle of the room.
    — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 27 Apr. 2025
  • 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
  • And so my goal is to have this thing back on television at least within a year.
    — Jennifer Maas, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
  • One bar had Fox News on the television, but no one was watching.
    — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 19 Nov. 2024
  • 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
  • Elon Musk was on the television in the background at a cocktail party.
    — Chip Bell, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025
  • Walden is focused on television and her co-chair Alan Bergman on film.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 14 May 2025
  • 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
  • Able to be goofy, which is the opposite of what a lot of Black women are portrayed as on television.
    — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 23 Feb. 2025
  • In 1939, Ethel Waters — a blues singer and actress — became the first Black person to host a show on television.
    — Anita M. Samuels, New York Daily News, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Those who can’t attend games can find them on television.
    — Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 18 July 2024
  • My first encounter with Gorey’s work was on television.
    — Lisa Brown, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • Here are some lessons from his years on television and personal brand.
    — Megan Poinski, Forbes, 27 Nov. 2024
  • This will be the third time an actor is playing Candy on television.
    — Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 26 Apr. 2023
  • An officer saw a white rock-like substance and a small handmade foil pipe on the television stand near the victim.
    — Adrienne Davis, Journal Sentinel, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Seeing the work on television only adds to the significance.
    — Karla Marie Sanford, Los Angeles Times, 16 May 2025
  • This marks a major move for Broadway, having never before aired a live performance of a play on television.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2025

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