cinematograph

Example Sentences

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Not long after his death, a shoemaker’s son named Georges Méliès purchased the Theatre Robert-Houdin and upon seeing a demonstration of the newly invented cinematograph by the Lumière brothers, acquired his own projector.

From New York Times • Jan. 2, 2023

The lovers talk and walk and, at one point, watch a film on a cinematograph.

From New York Times • Jun. 6, 2014

Probably almost as soon as the "cinematograph" camera was invented.

From The Guardian • Apr. 4, 2011

The Federal Trade Commission has filed a complaint against the Eastman Kodak Company, alleging conspiracy in restraint of trade, with respect to the Eastman Company's manufacture and sale of cinematograph film in this country.

From Time Magazine Archive

The party would feature presentations on the latest scientific developments, including a newfangled invention called the cinematograph.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day