TV dinner
Example Sentences
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To latchkey children in the ’80s, the occasional sleazy teacher was as familiar as divorce or a TV dinner.
From New York Times • Aug. 1, 2022
The first time I recall eating this dish was in a TV dinner — those flat, foil-covered trays with little compartments to hold your meat, potatoes and vegetables.
From Washington Post • Jul. 12, 2022
To my childhood self, it was the south Indian equivalent of green peas from the classic American TV dinner: the prerequisite something-green on the plate, the unpopular party guest somehow included on every guest list.
From Salon • Nov. 30, 2021
A new installment of “The Food That Built America” pulls back the foil on the classic TV dinner.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2021
Yep, my sister and her husband lived in some old silver trailer that was more like a TV dinner tray than a home.
From "The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian" by Sherman Alexie
