silver screen
noun
1
: a movie screen
2
: movie sense 3
—often used with the
an old hero of the silver screen
Examples of silver screen in a Sentence
a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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The Golden Age of Hollywood saw silver screen siren Sophia Loren take over global cinema.
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Away from the stage and silver screen, Harpo talked plenty.
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Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 6 June 2026
What happens when a silver screen icon meets an icon of Marxist revolution?
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 6 June 2026
Away from the stage and silver screen, Harpo talked plenty.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 June 2026
Look no further than Gen-X silver screen icon Ethan Hawke.
—Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 19 May 2026
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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20screen. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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