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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Psalm isn't the first Kardashian kid to appear on the silver screen.
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Players spring into action Sunnyvale Community Players have lined up their spring season, featuring Shakespeare and a musical tribute to the silver screen.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
On the silver screen, Glover played the villainous Mr. Wint opposite Sean Connery’s James Bond in 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
The two actors shared the silver screen together back in 2014 when Powell joined the cast of the third Expendables film.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
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Hannah Sacks, People.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Players spring into action Sunnyvale Community Players have lined up their spring season, featuring Shakespeare and a musical tribute to the silver screen.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 6 Apr. 2025
On the silver screen, Glover played the villainous Mr. Wint opposite Sean Connery’s James Bond in 1971’s Diamonds Are Forever.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 29 Mar. 2025
The two actors shared the silver screen together back in 2014 when Powell joined the cast of the third Expendables film.
—Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 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 2 May. 2025.
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