satellite dish

Example Sentences

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To encourage the expansion of satellite TV, the FCC voted to drop its costly and complicated licensing requirement for owning a satellite dish.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

But the rule change also meant that Joe Schmo could install a behemoth satellite dish in his backyard and scoop up signals from cable and premium channels—all without having to pay monthly subscription fees.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 22, 2026

The spark becomes a flame, and within seconds, a satellite dish swirling overhead picks up on the anomaly and triggers an alarm.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 10, 2025

She was so fed up being cut off under the previous broadband provider, she decided to buy Starlink, an Elon Musk-owned company that provides the internet through a satellite dish.

From BBC • Sep. 12, 2024

I grabbed my fishing rod from the garage and dashed to the comer of the house where Dad had mounted the TV satellite dish.

From "Flush" by Carl Hiaasen