Walkman

Example Sentences

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The VCR was also the leading edge of a cluster of inexpensive consumer electronics in the 1980s that transformed domestic life: the Walkman, answering machines, videogames, video cameras and PCs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

And these kids were really getting it — even though she’s got a Walkman, which is completely, I mean, a million years ago.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2025

The show stays almost entirely true to the 1995 film, with everyone sporting the latest 90s fashions, carrying a glitzy pager, and listening to angsty teen bangers on a Walkman.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2025

Every new media invention has caused moral panic: radio, TV, the Walkman.

From Salon • Feb. 27, 2025

“There are no chained storefronts, traffic jams or pedestrians wandering around wearing Walkman headsets. The Texas League baseball park still has billboards on the outfield fence.”

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger