the big screen
noun phrase
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.
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Your chance to see the adventure and imagination come to life on the big screen is getting closer.
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 May 2024
The movie brings motherhood in all its joyful messiness to the big screen.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 17 May 2024
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Sari Hitchins, Parents, 22 May 2024
The movie brings motherhood in all its joyful messiness to the big screen.
—Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 17 May 2024
See all Example Sentences for the big screen
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 29 May. 2024.
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