plural scripts
1
a
: something written : text
b
: an original or principal instrument or document
c(1)
(2)
: the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
specifically
: the one used in production or performance
2
a
: a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting
b
: written characters : handwriting
c
: alphabet
3
: a plan of action
4
computing
: a sequence of instructions or commands for a computer to execute
especially
: one that automates a small task (such as assembling or sorting a set of data)
Two engineers, a biologist and a zoologist wrote a computer script that downloaded the lyrics, band names and genre categories from all songs on the website www.metalkingdom.net. —
Fedor Zarkhin
Fedor Zarkhin
scripted; scripting; scripts
1
: to prepare a script for or from
2
: to provide carefully considered details for (such as a plan of action)
an event carefully scripted to attract attention
Synonyms
Examples of script in a Sentence
Verb
I scripted three episodes of the show.
The discussion couldn't have gone better if we had scripted it.
The trip didn't go as scripted.
Recent Examples on the WebOwen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
For more than a week, the complex fight between supporters of Israel and supporters of the Palestinians has unfurled like a script borrowed from some other school.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
But the movie already struggles with narrative momentum, given the many tangents in Tashi, Art and Patrick’s thorny connections: While not exactly flabby, the film clocks in at 131 minutes and the script could use the same toning up as its sinewy performers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
It is directed by Wes Ball from a script by Josh Friedman and stars Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon and William H. Macy.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Gluck re-worked the script before taking on the role of director.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
Moreover, the reboot has an antiquated feel, as if someone wrote the scripts decades ago and unearthed them in the present, barely adding tweaks or updates.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Justin Piasecki wrote the script, much of which is being kept in the stable.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Garland’s argument that both sides are at fault, though, is disingenuous to the reality of the United States, both in 2020 when Garland wrote the script and even more so now, just months out from potentially the most consequential election in American history.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Comedy Central doesn’t do any more original [scripted] content, but that was the place where a young writer, director, actor and stand-up would get their start.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
In court, Durst’s lawyers accuse the series as being just as scripted as All Good Things.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
True-crime shows — whether scripted or documentary — are almost always depressing, but seeing the perpetrators caught and held accountable can make the experience more bearable.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
The 2022 film was directed by Ahn Tae-jin and scripted by Ahn, Bang Soo-in and Hyun Gyu-ri.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Some people think everything is rigged or scripted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
But a few networks were experimenting with scripted shows that were subversive and formally inventive.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
South Carolina seeks redemption against Iowa in national championship
The women’s national championship is today, and the NCAA could not have scripted a better matchup.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 7 Apr. 2024
Noun
Mohr, working from a script by Tyler Burton Smith and Arend Remmers, has fun fleshing out these baroque villains.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 26 Apr. 2024
For more than a week, the complex fight between supporters of Israel and supporters of the Palestinians has unfurled like a script borrowed from some other school.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2024
But the movie already struggles with narrative momentum, given the many tangents in Tashi, Art and Patrick’s thorny connections: While not exactly flabby, the film clocks in at 131 minutes and the script could use the same toning up as its sinewy performers.
—Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 24 Apr. 2024
It is directed by Wes Ball from a script by Josh Friedman and stars Owen Teague, Freya Allan, Kevin Durand, Peter Macon and William H. Macy.
—Zoe G Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Apr. 2024
Gluck re-worked the script before taking on the role of director.
—Melissa Locker, TIME, 23 Apr. 2024
Moreover, the reboot has an antiquated feel, as if someone wrote the scripts decades ago and unearthed them in the present, barely adding tweaks or updates.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 12 Apr. 2024
Justin Piasecki wrote the script, much of which is being kept in the stable.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Apr. 2024
Garland’s argument that both sides are at fault, though, is disingenuous to the reality of the United States, both in 2020 when Garland wrote the script and even more so now, just months out from potentially the most consequential election in American history.
—David Gilbert, WIRED, 12 Apr. 2024
Verb
The film is scripted by Mak Tin Shu and is produced by Kong, Frank Hui and Shan Tam.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 25 Apr. 2024
Comedy Central doesn’t do any more original [scripted] content, but that was the place where a young writer, director, actor and stand-up would get their start.
—Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Apr. 2024
In court, Durst’s lawyers accuse the series as being just as scripted as All Good Things.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 18 Apr. 2024
True-crime shows — whether scripted or documentary — are almost always depressing, but seeing the perpetrators caught and held accountable can make the experience more bearable.
—Kristen Baldwin, EW.com, 17 Apr. 2024
The 2022 film was directed by Ahn Tae-jin and scripted by Ahn, Bang Soo-in and Hyun Gyu-ri.
—Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 Apr. 2024
Some people think everything is rigged or scripted.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 9 Apr. 2024
But a few networks were experimenting with scripted shows that were subversive and formally inventive.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 7 Apr. 2024
South Carolina seeks redemption against Iowa in national championship
The women’s national championship is today, and the NCAA could not have scripted a better matchup.
—Trisha Garcia-Easto, Sacramento Bee, 7 Apr. 2024
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