How to Use screen time in a Sentence
screen time
noun-
Pick Up a Book Now is the time to say no to screen time and yes to a good read.
— Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 24 June 2023 -
There will be less screen time Not for my son, of course.
— Nell Frizzell, Vogue, 2 Jan. 2024 -
Teenagers should have no more than three hours of screen time a day.
— Stefanie Dazio, The Christian Science Monitor, 10 Sep. 2024 -
At least in my circles, one of the things moms are stressed about the most is screen time.
— Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023 -
There’s a side of the U.K. that rarely gets screen time in cinema.
— Catherine Bray, Variety, 11 July 2024 -
Experts around the globe agree too much screen time harms kids of all ages.
— Jennifer Jolly, USA TODAY, 15 July 2024 -
But Hacks would not be Hacks if its stars spent all their screen time apart.
— Judy Berman, TIME, 3 May 2024 -
Risk was nearly five times greater for those with four or more hours a day of screen time.
— Linda Searing, Anchorage Daily News, 4 Sep. 2023 -
At least 15% of screen time for feature films and 40% for shorts is required.
— Patrick Frater, Variety, 15 June 2023 -
Initially, the aim was to get LaVey screen time and perhaps to have an episode shot at the Black House.
— Alex Bhattacharji, Rolling Stone, 4 Aug. 2024 -
In Thoreau’s terms, how much of life is exchanged for all this screen time?
— Jonathan Haidt, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2024 -
Listen to what your kids already do on their own to tame their screen time.
— Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 26 Jan. 2024 -
The actress, 27, has about a minute of screen time in Dune: Part Two, though her presence looms throughout the film.
— Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 2 Mar. 2024 -
But Leva says she's made the most of her time with her son by limiting screen time in the house.
— Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2024 -
Bess Friday Of course, Krebs isn’t the only person to cut down on screen time.
— Kelsey Mulvey, Sunset Magazine, 16 May 2024 -
Of course, the cat appears on a screen, which means it, too, has been inscribed within screen time.
— Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 6 Apr. 2023 -
Prolonged screen time can cause eye strain and dryness.
— Jack Guy, CNN, 25 Sep. 2024 -
Here’s how to cut down on your screen time, and here’s how to quit your smartphone entirely.
— Brian X. Chen, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2024 -
Ziegler recommends children ages 6 to 12 get no more than two hours a day of screen time.
— Allie Volpe, Vox, 12 July 2024 -
This pair does all of the above in spades, fit with a protective case and lenses that take on both UV rays and the blues ones from screen time.
— Jasmine Gomez, Women's Health, 9 Aug. 2023 -
There’s also more inside/out back and forth and screen time for Riley.
— Bill Desowitz, IndieWire, 28 June 2024 -
Try to limit overall screen time: Research has linked screen time to poor sleep.
— Mark Gurarie, Health, 27 Aug. 2023 -
The children’s mean screen time was 4.4 hours per day before the pandemic.
— Aidin Vaziri, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Feb. 2023 -
Kittridge is once again played by Henry Czerny, who has good screen time in the new trailer.
— Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Mar. 2023 -
Studies have found absence of routine and increased screen time may have played a role.
— Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 15 Jan. 2024 -
It’s worsened by lifestyles marked by more high-salt junk food and screen time but less sleep and exercise.
— Elizabeth Cooney, STAT, 6 May 2024 -
Lastly, avoid screen time before bed as blue light can disrupt sleep.
— Dr. Edward King, ABC News, 22 Dec. 2023 -
Company Town Gen Z spends half its waking hours on screen time.
— Jonah Valdez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023 -
Designing the float With just a few seconds of TV screen time, Rao’s had to design an eye-catching float that breaks through a three-hour telecast.
— Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024 -
California Too much screen time harms children, experts agree.
— Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024
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