variants
or less commonly première
plural premieres also premières
1
: a first performance or exhibition
the premiere of a play
the show's premiere episode
2
: the chief actress of a theatrical cast
pre·miere
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
1
: to have a first public performance
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
: to give a first public performance of
: premier
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William E. SchmidtExamples of premiere in a Sentence
Noun
The movie will have its premiere next week.
Verb
The movie premieres next week.
Recent Examples on the WebTabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Photo : Getty/Rolex Idris Elba: Rolex GMT-Master II Idris Elba pulled out a modern twist on a Rolex classic for the Knuckles premiere in London this week.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
The Greatest Hits premiere Lucy Boynton and Nelly Furtado met up at the premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ new film in Los Angeles on Monday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
An exact date for the show’s premiere was not given but Netflix said the documentary would come this summer.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Let It Be had one of the least successful premieres in film history.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Law Roach And Zendaya Honor Venus And Serena Williams
Law Roach is continuing his playful execution of memorable looks ahead of the nationwide premiere of Challengers, the Zendaya-starring film.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The run closes Sunday with the world premiere of a new sextet piece for the trio and violinist Jenny Scheinman, violist Eyvind Kang and cellist Hank Roberts, reuniting the string players who were at the center of Frisell’s music for about a decade.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The special release includes a live global fan premiere of the first episode, where viewers worldwide can choose their faction and interact with other fans via a live chat function.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The show originally premiered on LogoTV in 2009 and aired its first eight seasons there.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Recent Miss Congeniality champions all went on to star in commercials that premiered during ad breaks of the next season's broadcast.
—EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The film spawned a jukebox stage musical with a book from Elliott and Allan Scott, which premiered in Sydney in 2006 and on Broadway in 2011 (with producer Bette Midler).
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Vedder, McCready, and Ament premiered the LP at a listening party in West Hollywood earlier this year, attended by a few hundred family, friends, industry professionals and media, the Associated Press reported at the time.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The show has given the streamer a welcome buzzy boost, premiering to some of Prime Video’s best reviews ever, averaging a 94 percent average positive critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
The series will offer a twist to the original game show, which premiered in 2007 to a record-breaking 27 million viewers.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
The aforementioned Lord of the Rings show premiered back in 2022.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Quyen Do, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Award-winning country star Lainey Wilson will be the subject of a documentary special being produced by Robin Roberts‘ production unit at ABC News Studios, to be seen on Hulu, with a premiere date set for May 29.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Titles and premiere dates for both series are expected in the coming months, taking viewers into Harry and Meghan’s individual passions.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
House of Villains season 2 doesn't have a premiere date yet, but expect it sometime this fall on E!
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Production is expected to begin later this year with a premiere date expected for spring 2025.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Along with its panels and nighttime events, Bravo made a number of announcements during last year’s convention, such as premiere dates, cast changes and show renewals.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
On the premiere episode of the new Freeform reality series Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, the BIRD Bakery founder, 41, opened up about moving on after her breakup with the actor, 37.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Disney has outlined premiere dates for some of its biggest upcoming films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
Noun
Swift explained her process in an Instagram post following the premiere of the video.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Photo : Getty/Rolex Idris Elba: Rolex GMT-Master II Idris Elba pulled out a modern twist on a Rolex classic for the Knuckles premiere in London this week.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 20 Apr. 2024
The Greatest Hits premiere Lucy Boynton and Nelly Furtado met up at the premiere of Searchlight Pictures’ new film in Los Angeles on Monday.
—Kirsten Chuba, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Apr. 2024
An exact date for the show’s premiere was not given but Netflix said the documentary would come this summer.
—Lawrence Dow, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Apr. 2024
Let It Be had one of the least successful premieres in film history.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
Law Roach And Zendaya Honor Venus And Serena Williams
Law Roach is continuing his playful execution of memorable looks ahead of the nationwide premiere of Challengers, the Zendaya-starring film.
—Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 18 Apr. 2024
The run closes Sunday with the world premiere of a new sextet piece for the trio and violinist Jenny Scheinman, violist Eyvind Kang and cellist Hank Roberts, reuniting the string players who were at the center of Frisell’s music for about a decade.
—Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 18 Apr. 2024
The special release includes a live global fan premiere of the first episode, where viewers worldwide can choose their faction and interact with other fans via a live chat function.
—Michaela Zee, Variety, 9 Apr. 2024
Verb
Still, she was intimidated to perform the role for the first time in the country where the opera premiered in May 1904.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Apr. 2024
The show originally premiered on LogoTV in 2009 and aired its first eight seasons there.
—Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 20 Apr. 2024
Recent Miss Congeniality champions all went on to star in commercials that premiered during ad breaks of the next season's broadcast.
—EW.com, 20 Apr. 2024
The film spawned a jukebox stage musical with a book from Elliott and Allan Scott, which premiered in Sydney in 2006 and on Broadway in 2011 (with producer Bette Midler).
—Katcy Stephan, Variety, 20 Apr. 2024
Vedder, McCready, and Ament premiered the LP at a listening party in West Hollywood earlier this year, attended by a few hundred family, friends, industry professionals and media, the Associated Press reported at the time.
—Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 Apr. 2024
The show has given the streamer a welcome buzzy boost, premiering to some of Prime Video’s best reviews ever, averaging a 94 percent average positive critic score on Rotten Tomatoes.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Apr. 2024
The series will offer a twist to the original game show, which premiered in 2007 to a record-breaking 27 million viewers.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 18 Apr. 2024
The aforementioned Lord of the Rings show premiered back in 2022.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
Adjective
Now a Huntington Beach resident, Dinh joined his youngest son, Viet, former Fox Corp. chief legal officer and U.S. assistant attorney general, to watch the premiere episode.
—Quyen Do, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
Award-winning country star Lainey Wilson will be the subject of a documentary special being produced by Robin Roberts‘ production unit at ABC News Studios, to be seen on Hulu, with a premiere date set for May 29.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Apr. 2024
Titles and premiere dates for both series are expected in the coming months, taking viewers into Harry and Meghan’s individual passions.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Apr. 2024
House of Villains season 2 doesn't have a premiere date yet, but expect it sometime this fall on E!
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 27 Mar. 2024
Production is expected to begin later this year with a premiere date expected for spring 2025.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 20 Mar. 2024
Along with its panels and nighttime events, Bravo made a number of announcements during last year’s convention, such as premiere dates, cast changes and show renewals.
—Kate Aurthur, Variety, 10 Apr. 2024
On the premiere episode of the new Freeform reality series Grand Cayman: Secrets in Paradise, the BIRD Bakery founder, 41, opened up about moving on after her breakup with the actor, 37.
—Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 10 Apr. 2024
Disney has outlined premiere dates for some of its biggest upcoming films, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
—Andrew Webster, The Verge, 5 Apr. 2024
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premiere
1 of 2 noun
pre·miere
pri-ˈmye(ə)r 
-ˈmi(ə)r
-ˈmi(ə)r
: a first performance or showing
premiere of a play
premiere
2 of 2 adjective
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