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
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Rocker Isaac Middleton is bringing his musical talents from the Nashville stage to the silver screen.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Lakshmi will back on the silver screen with America’s Culinary Cup, a cooking competition series on CBS set to air in early 2026.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Although, says makeup artist Erin Parsons, the first Gothic makeup may have appeared on the silver screen even earlier with actor Musidora’s vampy look in the silent French film Les Vampires.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Silent films like Les Vampires (1915) and Nosferatu (1922) demonstrate how these bloodsucking entities have a haunting appeal that naturally lend themselves to the silver screen.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 17 Oct. 2025
Lakshmi will back on the silver screen with America’s Culinary Cup, a cooking competition series on CBS set to air in early 2026.
—Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025
Although, says makeup artist Erin Parsons, the first Gothic makeup may have appeared on the silver screen even earlier with actor Musidora’s vampy look in the silent French film Les Vampires.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 8 Oct. 2025
Silent films like Les Vampires (1915) and Nosferatu (1922) demonstrate how these bloodsucking entities have a haunting appeal that naturally lend themselves to the silver screen.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 Oct. 2025
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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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