the big screen
noun phrase
: movies and the movie industry especially when they are being compared to television
She was a star of the big screen.
The television show was adapted for the big screen.
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High-speed jets, aviator sunglasses and a need for speed are back on the big screen.
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Catch a game on the big screen, play a round of cornhole outside, or sit back with a beer while cows graze nearby.
—Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
Gadot most recently appeared on the big screen in the 2025 movies Snow White and In the Hand of Dante.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
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Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 6 May 2026
Catch a game on the big screen, play a round of cornhole outside, or sit back with a beer while cows graze nearby.
—Hayley Hutson, Travel + Leisure, 2 May 2026
The aqueous action scenes — cascades of water swirling around aerial charges — should play out nicely on the big screen during the film’s theatrical release.
—Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
Gadot most recently appeared on the big screen in the 2025 movies Snow White and In the Hand of Dante.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 1 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for the big screen
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“The big screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20big%20screen. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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