telly

Example Sentences

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"I've been on telly for 25 years, I must have been awful!"

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2025

And the “Antiques Roadshow” version of the lottery—the old picture over the family telly that might be worth $200 million.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

The long-running Channel 4 TV series, narrated by The Royle Family's Craig Cash, has viewers watching other viewers watching the week's telly, often to comic and heartwarming effect.

From BBC • Sep. 4, 2025

“It’s crazy going to the Grammys and looking at all the famous people off the telly and just feeling very odd.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 3, 2025

As it happened, he proved to be extremely adept at getting his name into print and his mug on the telly.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer