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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Believing that sharing time with Stallone on the silver screen would do wonders for his profile, Hogan walked out on the WWF and took the role.
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Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
The damage done by Jaws went beyond the silver screen.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Both killers of the silver screen, Hannibal Lecter and Annie Wilkes were keen to talk shop — an honor Bates extended to IndieWire as our 2025 Vanguard award winner.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Khalil is an Egyptian actress who made her way through the silver screen by taking different iconic roles in films such as 122, The Suit, Sheik Jackson, Curfew and A Nose and Three Eyes.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 14 May 2025
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Marc Raimondi
june 25, Literary Hub, 25 June 2025
The damage done by Jaws went beyond the silver screen.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
Both killers of the silver screen, Hannibal Lecter and Annie Wilkes were keen to talk shop — an honor Bates extended to IndieWire as our 2025 Vanguard award winner.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 30 May 2025
Khalil is an Egyptian actress who made her way through the silver screen by taking different iconic roles in films such as 122, The Suit, Sheik Jackson, Curfew and A Nose and Three Eyes.
—Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 14 May 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 9 Jul. 2025.
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