VCR

Example Sentences

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“The minute you can get a $99 VCR at Urban Outfitters, as you can with a record player, then the sky’s the limit.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 23, 2026

Here, Tuason cleverly lifts a conceit from “The Ring,” where a cursed videotape gave the viewer seven days to live after popping it into the VCR.

From Salon • Mar. 15, 2026

The VCR transformed Americans from passive viewers into active curators of their entertainment, laying the groundwork for everything from mixtapes to Netflix.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

He started in 1988, back when “machine learning” meant teaching your VCR to record “Cheers.”

From MarketWatch • Nov. 15, 2025

Too bad they didn’t have a VCR to watch it on.

From "Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library" by Chris Grabenstein