big screen

noun

Updated on: 19 May 2018

Definition of big screen

: the motion-picture medium often as contrasted to television

a story adapted for the big screen

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big-screen

adjective

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Examples of big screen in a Sentence

many a television star has failed to make it on the big screen

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The song's relationship to Tiffany & Co. dates back to Truman Capote's novella about Miss Holiday Golightly, who was later immortalized on the big screen by Audrey Hepburn.

— avery matera, Teen Vogue, "Elle Fanning and A$AP Ferg Team Up on Tiffany & Co.'s Holly Golightly-Inspired Campaign," 4 May 2018
At a café in the Nasr City district of Cairo, all eyes are turned towards the big screen in the courtyard.

— james masters, mary rogers and housam ahmed, CNN, "'Mohamed Salah? He's like the Sphinx and the Pyramids'," 1 May 2018
The audience’s men cheered as close-up clips of female wrestlers in skimpy outfits filled a big screen in King Abdullah Sports City stadium in Jeddah.

— donna abdulaziz, WSJ, "Saudi Arabia Apologizes for Glimpse of ‘Indecent Women’ at Wrestling Event," 28 Apr. 2018
Still, those who journey to Windsor will be able to watch the ceremony on big screens in the Long Walk and Alexandra Gardens.

— nancy trejos, USA TODAY, "Going to the Royal Wedding? Here's what you need to know," 25 Apr. 2018
Netflix, the global streaming giant that has dramatically changed the TV industry and clashed with movie theater owners, may be ready to move onto the big screen in a new and surprising way — by owning cinemas.

— ryan faughnder, latimes.com, "Netflix has considered buying theaters, including Mark Cuban's Landmark, to gain an Oscar edge, sources say," 18 Apr. 2018
Bassett was last seen on the big screen in Marvel's Black Panther and is set for the next Mission Impossible movie.

— mia galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, "Patricia Arquette, Angela Bassett in Talks for Netflix Comedy 'Otherhood'," 16 Apr. 2018
According to E Online, Thompson was met with boos from the crowd when his image was shown on the big screen in the venue.

— kayleigh roberts, Marie Claire, "Tristan Thompson Was Reportedly Booed on the Basketball Court Last Night," 12 Apr. 2018
The actress was known for her command of the big screen, but Lamarr was more than a pretty face.

— National Geographic, "6 Inventions You Wouldn’t Have Without Women," 8 Mar. 2018

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cinema, film, filmmaking, motion pictures, movie, moviemaking, pictures, screen, silver screen;

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