the silver screen

noun

old-fashioned

1

: a screen in a movie theater

one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen

2

: movies in general

stars of the silver screen

Examples of the silver screen in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Virginia Woolf, the highest oracle for we sad literary girls, is all over the silver screen this summer—thanks to a remarkable trio of new adaptations. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026

The comic book has been adapted for the silver screen in the past, with Nicolas Cage filling the biker boots of the titular character in 2007, alongside Gosling’s now-partner, Eva Mendes, and once again in 2011. — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

Think of those classic road trip disasters on the silver screen. — Jason Bennett, Arkansas Online, 19 July 2026

Sounds like a Hollywood script that might never see the silver screen. — Douglas Robson, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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