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
Will John finally speak up, or will this be yet another yule he spends alone with a parakeet, a fish and a TV dinner?
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 25, 2020
I found one such TV dinner that included thirty-one ingredients, from guar and xanthan gum to “natural grill flavor.”
From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
