Walkman

Example Sentences

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Afeela vehicles aim to do for driving what the Sony Walkman did for walking.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

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

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

My present French class involves no dialogue memorization, but still I find myself wearing the Walkman, mainly as a form of protection.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris