How to Use video in a Sentence

video

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  • We're going to rent a couple of videos to watch this weekend.
  • The video of their wedding was made by a professional company.
  • She was talking about a popular video she saw on the Internet.
  • The movie is available on video and DVD.
  • Her latest music video was first released on the Internet.
  • In the video, the pair waved their hands in the air and popped their hips from side to side.
    Escher Walcott, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
  • The singer posted a video from the event to her Instagram.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 8 Feb. 2024
  • Instead of a name, there were question marks over the video clip.
    Esme Mazzeo, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The coach, widely known as Coach Prime, revealed the news to Usher in the video.
    Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The video stops just as the person being pursued pulls her torso to the top of the fence.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN, 18 Oct. 2023
  • The remarks were recorded in a video published by the New York Post.
    Daniel Arkin, NBC News, 22 Nov. 2023
  • There’s always the option to open the door to end a session early, the video said.
    Steve Metsch, Chicago Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • In the video, the girls showcased their outfits, then Finebaum appears in the frame to do his thing.
    Mark Heim | Mheim@al.com, al, 10 Sep. 2023
  • Check out the video, and watch Dr. Alexandra Sowa explain.
    Lauren Gelman, Parents, 22 July 2023
  • The video on the phone is 46 seconds long, but Smith said the student was taped to the chair for two to five minutes.
    Fox 19 Digital Staff, The Enquirer, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Avalos suspects the group of men had been to the store before based on the video.
    Ashley Ahn, Los Angeles Times, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Best to watch the tune’s official lyric video online and call it a day.
    Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2023
  • Christie tweeted along with the video of Ballinger with dark-colored face paint.
    Samantha Chery, Washington Post, 12 July 2023
  • Jessie drove more than 50 miles to look at the surveillance video, but the man in it wasn't his brother.
    Gina Barton, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2023
  • As darkness fell at the memorial service, a video montage of the girls played on the wall of a white tent.
    Anita Chabria, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2023
  • Black and Gass also shot some footage dancing to the song on the red carpet for a future video.
    Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Watch this video to meet a virtual DJ who has performed at shows around the world.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024
  • At the next dead ball, the Lakers honored James with a video tribute and presented him with the game ball.
    Dan Woike, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2024
  • Standing, in the below video, is Brinton Smith, the section leader (and a friend of mine).
    Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Notably, his team won access to brief video recordings of the encounter.
    The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Dec. 2023
  • Noakes asked that people who live in the area check their cameras for any video that may have captured the crash or what led up to it.
    James Hartley, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Feb. 2024
  • She was booked in jail on Jan. 25 and made her first court appearance the following day via video.
    Andrea Klick, Kansas City Star, 3 Mar. 2024
  • The video of their night ended with John seated at a blackjack table.
    Georgia Slater, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2023
  • George’s body-camera video appears to show Lynch rising up off the other officer, and George firing a fifth, fatal shot at point-blank range into Lynch’s neck.
    Tom Jackman, Washington Post, 8 Apr. 2024
  • This conversation, which took place by video conference, has been edited for length and clarity.
    Marcela Davison Aviles, NPR, 8 Apr. 2024
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  • The video portion of the broadcast was fine but the sound was poor.
  • The large video file took a while to upload on my computer.
  • The mid-video rise from the stormy seas alone makes this one of the most underrated videos of the '90s.
    Billboard Staff, Billboard, 27 Aug. 2020
  • Akman would arrange for her to be seen in the video EEG lab.
    Lisa Sanders, M.d., New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Most of their movies were panned by critics and adored by video rental stores.
    David Reamer, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Jenkins said in a video message, with West at his side.
    Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 26 Feb. 2020
  • Videos play super crisp as well, and the frame includes a speaker for video sound.
    Maddie Michalik, Travel + Leisure, 25 Jan. 2024
  • This wouldn't be the first time a company has made video games available in its cars.
    Jack Fitzgerald, Car and Driver, 21 Nov. 2022
  • If there wasn’t any video evidence of this, who knows what would have happened?
    John D'anna, The Arizona Republic, 21 Apr. 2021
  • There might be video or sound issues, or the show itself might be incomplete.
    WIRED, 18 Nov. 2023
  • But that clip got little too no love from video-music channels.
    Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 16 June 2022
  • And rap just feels right conveying a pre-video time when words were everything.
    Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 23 Nov. 2022
  • The 10-inch smart display is great for video calls with anyone who struggles to frame themselves or sit still since the screen rotates to best keep them in the shot.
    Antonio G. Di Benedetto, The Verge, 31 July 2023
  • Ross was responding to a video highlight of Kirk scoring from first base in a game Sept. 13 against Tampa Bay.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 Sep. 2022
  • Castro said in the video message, that also recapped the candidate’s highlights on the trail.
    Breanna Edwards, Essence, 2 Jan. 2020
  • Alas, Sajak’s words came after the end of the video viral clip that’s been circulating.
    Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2022
  • Next on the schedule will be a video lesson on sushi, in which Perron’s 9-year-old daughter will assist her in their home kitchen.
    Emily Richmond, The Atlantic, 2 May 2020
  • Ring also now describes for users how video requests work.
    Kate Cox, Ars Technica, 22 Apr. 2020
  • Elevate their video call swagger with the Mutesync mute button.
    Cristian Esteban, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Instagram Reels isn’t the only micro-video format poised for growth in 2022.
    Katy Finneran, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2021
  • Uber for the first time will run video ads within Uber Eats, Drizly and its namesake ride-hailing app.
    Patrick Coffee, WSJ, 15 June 2023
  • The dancers have filmed themselves while enclosed in different rooms to reflect the video format, which encloses them on the screen, the Shed said.
    Maya Salam, New York Times, 1 May 2020
  • For Jay Carlson, growing up in western Massachusetts in the early 1990s, the center of the universe was the video rental store.
    David Streitfeld, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Mayer mentions the product by name, as well as mini-video app Lasso.
    Sarah Frier, Fortune, 29 July 2020
  • Is that light socket in the background of his video European or American?
    Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 16 Mar. 2023
  • His set opened with video footage of Diddy paying homage before a previous show.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 8 July 2021
  • Owners of bookstores and video rental outlets worried that the amendment opened them up to lawsuits from parents.
    Jennifer C. Berkshire, The New Republic, 9 Dec. 2021
  • After the show, fans caught on video Swift, still dressed in the sparkly costume from her final song, running into Kelce’s arms and sharing a kiss.
    Becca Wood, NBC News, 20 Nov. 2023
  • And FaceTime callers will finally be able to leave video voice-mail messages.
    Tatum Hunter, Washington Post, 5 June 2023
  • The Pix-Star’s photo quality is crisp and clear, as is its video playback quality.
    Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 15 Dec. 2023

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