silver screen
Example Sentences
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On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Like many illustrious figures, the cowboy turns out to be a more nuanced individual than the often one-dimensional representations of the silver screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
For decades, the silver screen primarily featured women working in offices as secretaries or assistants.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 29, 2025
It’s been 18 years since “Rush Hour 3” hit the silver screen in 2007, but its producers and director Brett Ratner have reportedly been shopping around a sequel ever since.
From MarketWatch • Nov. 25, 2025
As we sat in utter darkness, before huge, red curtains covering the silver screen, I was terrified.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
