idiot box

Example Sentences

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And there I was at home on our hand-me-down couch with a tiny Sally nestled in the crook of one arm while I stared at the palm-sized idiot box cradled in my other hand.

From Washington Post • Aug. 15, 2022

TV and TV criticism are still trying to overcome the once-reflexive snobbery toward the idiot box.

From Slate • Dec. 19, 2017

The idiot box gained heft and intellectual credibility to the point where you seem dumb if you are not watching it.”

From Salon • Oct. 12, 2015

Network television needs pilot season because without it the necessary content that fuels the idiot box we all love would never get made.

From Forbes • Aug. 10, 2015

First, though the moon landing showed just how unifying television can be, Peggy paints the good ol’ idiot box as something of a threat to family bonding at the dinner table.

From Time • May 26, 2014