television set

Example Sentences

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But watching a Space Shuttle launch on his family's television set changed his perspective: "I thought, 'I really want to drive one of those.'"

From Barron's • Mar. 25, 2026

When Ben smashes a television set, perhaps Roberts is even making some sort of societal point.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2026

It’s an altered portable television set, stood on its side, with nothing but a bright white vertical line shining on its screen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 18, 2025

Poised with pad in hand, Elizabeth, a chemist, concentrates keenly on her home television set, as if she were observing a chemical reaction.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2023

Sometimes he slept right through the day, getting up only to eat and doze in front of the television set.

From "The Contender" by Robert Lipsyte