double feature

noun

: a movie program with two main films

Examples of double feature in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Some music lovers in Texas will get a double feature of festivals on April 8. USA TODAY, 8 Feb. 2024 The biographical thriller about J. Robert Oppenheimer, the physicist known for creating the atomic bomb, was released on the same day as Barbie, evoking a cultural phenomenon of double features dubbed Barbenheimer, and earned more than $960 million at the box office. Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 10 Mar. 2024 Here are 10 classic film pairings — match your favorite nominee with a throwback to create a winning double feature. Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 Mar. 2024 These were followed by Bali, which could be a double feature for wedding and honeymoon, and onto a host of domestic spots, including Long Island, New York; San Antonio, Texas; Puerto Rico; Columbus, Ohio; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; and Burlington, Vermont. Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 12 Dec. 2023 Feel free to enjoy a double feature with both films, but definitely start with the Austrian version. EW.com, 19 Dec. 2023 Extended watching of movies, such as a double feature, can increase a viewer’s risk. Cory Portnuff, Discover Magazine, 29 Sep. 2023 This figure does not count 2007's Death Proof, which served as half of the double feature Grindhouse alongside Robert Rodriguez's Planet Terror. Nigel Smith, Peoplemag, 1 Feb. 2024 The showings included first-run double features and eventually adult movies. George Avalos, The Mercury News, 29 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of double feature was in 1928

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“Double feature.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/double%20feature. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.

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