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

Iconic hero groups the X-Men and the Fantastic Four are set to team up with the Avengers for the first time on the silver screen in Doomsday giving it a cast list which reads like a roll call for the Oscars. —Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Save the steamy romance for the silver screen. —Chris Cardillo, Rolling Stone, 26 May 2026

In 1955, the silver screen siren was at the height of her career and this would be her final role before becoming Princess of Monaco. —Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 26 May 2026

Because, sure, the average mother works hard enough the other 364 days of the year to deserve a Mother’s Day tribute that puts her modest dreams of grateful children and a thoughtful spouse on the silver screen. —Erik Adams, The Atlantic, 10 May 2026

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