: a work (such as a novel or a play) whose story precedes that of an earlier work
Examples of prequel in a Sentence
His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
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That darkness pushes Julia to make a shocking choice in the third episode of the prequel.
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Origins, a prequel to NCIS, launched its freshman season last year.
—The Deadline Tv Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair's sequences make a strong proof-of-concept for a Conjuring prequel.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The supernatural horror landed in theaters in 2014 as a prequel to The Conjuring.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
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Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
Origins, a prequel to NCIS, launched its freshman season last year.
—The Deadline Tv Team, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
The pair's sequences make a strong proof-of-concept for a Conjuring prequel.
—EW.com, 2 Sep. 2025
The supernatural horror landed in theaters in 2014 as a prequel to The Conjuring.
—Simon Thompson, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for prequel
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“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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