video game

noun

: an electronic game in which players control images on a video screen

Examples of video game in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web GameStop has recently reprised the stock frenzy that gripped the video game retailer in 2021, when the company's share soared as much as 2,000%. Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 4 June 2024 GameStop in 2021 was a video game retailer that was struggling to survive as consumers switched rapidly from discs to digital downloads. Michelle Chapman, Fortune, 3 June 2024 The rally did not coincide with a major strategy shift or executive shakeup for the ailing chain of video game stores. Max Zahn, ABC News, 3 June 2024 The trajectory of his career — as well as Naughty Dog’s and the entirety of the video game medium — was forever changed. Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 2 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for video game 

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of video game was in 1973

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“Video game.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/video%20game. Accessed 8 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

video game

noun
: a game played with images on a video screen

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