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

In late August, the hotel turns into a red-carpet event for celebrities, stars of the silver screen, and various hangers-on at the Venice Film Festival to which the Excelsior is inexorably linked, now enjoying its 10th decade. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Sep. 2026

Partnered with her futuristic ensemble fit for the silver screen, the musician wore coordinating purple knee-high boots made of glistening purple leather. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 30 Aug. 2026

Although Rudolph Valentino is dead, his admirers are still to be able to see him on the silver screen. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Efforts to bring the X-Men from the comics to the silver screen stretched back years before 20th Century Fox purchased the film rights in 1994. — Will Harris, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Aug. 2026

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