the silver screen
noun
old-fashioned
1
: a screen in a movie theater
one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen
2
: movies in general
stars of the silver screen
Examples of the silver screen in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
The first Bad Boys entry was a game changer, catapulting Lawrence and Smith from TV to the silver screen.
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Rendy Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2024
For decades, space exploration has been the inquisitive center of several features on the silver screen.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 14 May 2024
Meet the locals being portrayed by Hilary Swank and Ala Ritchson on the silver screen.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
Hilton and Marriott are getting their time on the silver screen.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
Wicked will be split into two separate movie musicals for the silver screen.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 May 2024
But even celebs that have never played a Disney princess on the silver screen brought ball gowns fit for a royal to the night's festivities.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Photo : Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Nicholas Galitzine in a TAG Heuer Carrera 60th Anniversary
Nicholas Galitzine is a young rising star, gracing the silver screen in a slew of romantic comedies.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Conan’s sister Kate acted in an Academy Award-winning film
While the O’Brien family largely remains out of the public eye, Kate made her way onto the silver screen in 2010 with David O’Russell’s biographical sports drama, The Fighter.
—Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
Rendy Jones, EW.com, 12 June 2024
For decades, space exploration has been the inquisitive center of several features on the silver screen.
—Devika Rao, theweek, 14 May 2024
Meet the locals being portrayed by Hilary Swank and Ala Ritchson on the silver screen.
—Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
Hilton and Marriott are getting their time on the silver screen.
—Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
Wicked will be split into two separate movie musicals for the silver screen.
—Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 May 2024
But even celebs that have never played a Disney princess on the silver screen brought ball gowns fit for a royal to the night's festivities.
—Irene Kim, Vogue, 7 May 2024
Photo : Jamie McCarthy, Getty Images Nicholas Galitzine in a TAG Heuer Carrera 60th Anniversary
Nicholas Galitzine is a young rising star, gracing the silver screen in a slew of romantic comedies.
—Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 6 May 2024
Conan’s sister Kate acted in an Academy Award-winning film
While the O’Brien family largely remains out of the public eye, Kate made her way onto the silver screen in 2010 with David O’Russell’s biographical sports drama, The Fighter.
—Erica Marrison, Peoplemag, 5 May 2024
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