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How to use televise in a sentence

17 example sentences · verb

Televise means to broadcast, or be broadcast, by television. Example: “The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first major events to be televised.”

Examples of televise by meaning

verbTo broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.

  • The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first major events to be televised.

More sentences with televise

  • She used her televised tour of the zoo to work in another plug for conservation.From the entry plug
  • In Korea, eSports events are regularly televised by cable channels as well as later through IP televisions.2010, Dal Yong Jin, Korea's Online Gaming Empire, MIT, page 60. From the entry esports
  • At first, teleconferencing often merely replaced internal phone calls or e-mail messages with televised intraoffice “meetings.”2007 October 2, Joe Sharkey, “Teleconferencing as Plan A, With Flying as a Backup”, in New York Times. From the entry intraoffice
  • With the click of the remote-control button, Victor Sienna made the televised face of Rupert Sawyer disappear.1999, Pendleton, Don, Judas kill, page 159. From the entry channel flicker
  • Plays can be televised and have the same appeal as other teledramas.1950, Katharine Anne Ommanney, Pierce C. Ommanney, The stage and the school, page 461. From the entry teledrama
  • While Jenin was starving under curfew, Nazarenes were only twenty minutes away, watching televised footage of their neighbours ‘in solidarity’.2023, Isabella Hammad, Enter Ghost, Jonathan Cape, page 61. From the entry Nazarene
  • Nuclear tests were nationally televised, and data on systems, kilotonnages, and weapons were published by major American newspapers.2014, Robert A. Pape, Bombing to Win: Air Power and Coercion in War. From the entry kilotonnage
  • And what could be more exciting than televised karaoke?2006 February 24, Real Time with Bill Maher, season 7, episode 2, Bill Maher (actor). From the entry karaoke
  • Not even the sleazemongers at Fox will pay big money to televise a dull & diminished NBA product.a 2004, Hunter S. Thompson, "Mad Cow Disease Comes to the NBA", Hey Rube, page 49. From the entry sleazemonger
  • If you've watched televised poker at all, you've no doubt heard no-limit hold 'em described as the "Cadillac of Poker."2004, Two Plus Two Publishing LLC, Harrington on Hold 'em: Expert Strategy for No-limit Tournaments. Volume I: Strategic Play, Two Plus…. From the entry Cadillac of poker
  • Have you ever seen the televised St.2003, R.E.M., “Bad Day”, in In Time: The Best of R.E.M. 1988–2003. From the entry subcommittee
  • In the days before televised press conferences, or debates between Presidential contenders, the railroads carried the politicians to the people.1985, Rodger Bradley, Amtrak: The US National Railroad Passenger Corporation, Blandford Press, →ISBN, page 11, photo caption. From the entry private car
  • “As a nation, our head is bloodied but unbowed,” Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a televised address, declaring three days of mourning.2013 September 24, Sudarsan Raghavan, “Kenyan officials say Nairobi mall siege is over”, in Washington Post, retrieved 30 Sep 2013. From the entry ashame
  • The revolution will not be televised.2007 February 5, “Why YouTube gets my vote for political punditry”, in Guardian Unlimited. From the entry YouTube
  • Bush has been marking the fifth anniversary of Sept. 11 with a series of speeches about terrorism that culminated with his televised address last night.2006 September 12, “President Bush’s Reality”, in New York Times. From the entry culminate
  • In his first televised address since the siege in Abidjan began this week, Ouattara said he would focus on returning the country to normal to ease the plight of civilians.2011 April 8, Xan Rice, “Ivory Coast: 100 more bodies found as ethnic tensions rise”, in The Guardian. From the entry his

Meaning of televise

  1. verb To broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.

Full definition of televise

Questions about televise in a sentence

How do you use televise in a sentence?
Televise is used as a verb. For example: “The coronation of Queen Elizabeth II was one of the first major events to be televised.”
What is a short sentence with televise?
“The revolution will not be televised.”
What does televise mean?
Televise means to broadcast, or be broadcast, by television.

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