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
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Cynthia Erivo captured us on the silver screen in Wicked 2, earning her the prestigious Vanguard Award at the ESSENCE Black Women in Hollywood Awards.
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Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Though demon-killing shonen action ruled the silver screen (not to exclude films like 100 Meters and The Last Blossom), the smaller screen proved an embarrassment of riches across genres and tones of storytelling.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The Mummy Returns was Johnson’s first leap from the ring to the silver screen.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Wicked’s always been top-heavy, and that wasn’t going to change on the silver screen.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025
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Essence, 11 Dec. 2025
Though demon-killing shonen action ruled the silver screen (not to exclude films like 100 Meters and The Last Blossom), the smaller screen proved an embarrassment of riches across genres and tones of storytelling.
—Kambole Campbell, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
The Mummy Returns was Johnson’s first leap from the ring to the silver screen.
—Emlyn Travis, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Dec. 2025
Wicked’s always been top-heavy, and that wasn’t going to change on the silver screen.
—Stephen Daw, Billboard, 2 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the silver screen
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“The silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20silver%20screen. Accessed 20 Dec. 2025.
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