How to Use blockbuster in a Sentence
blockbuster
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The blockbuster is so far the highest grossing movie of the year.
—Marianne Garvey, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
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No one would need a show that retold the same blockbuster movie.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2024
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The fact there seems to be a brand-new blockbuster TV show on every week now.
—James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2022
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The crew from the latest Godzilla blockbuster were thrilled by their win.
—Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
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For those not in tune with the actual play scene, this amounts to a blockbuster trade in sports.
—Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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But don't think this is the only toy based on the blockbuster hit that kids are loving.
—Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
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There’s lens flare worthy of a J.J. Abrams blockbuster.
—Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
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The city might have been home to the only blockbusters shot in Alabama.
—John Sharp | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
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Watch it here: Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 5 Aug. 2025
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Watch it here: Stream your favorite shows, the biggest blockbusters and more.
—Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 6 June 2025
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The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster.
—Jake Coyle, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
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Yeah, Tubi is the new Eros of blockbuster or Hollywood video.
—James Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
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If that is true, the Warriors could have another chance to pull off the blockbuster trade.
—Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 July 2025
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But a blockbuster race for control of the Supreme Court has begun to reverse that trend.
—David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
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That four-team blockbuster remains the gift that keeps on giving.
—Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
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But they were all nominated for Best Picture in the 1980s — the decade that gave us the blockbuster.
—Noah Millman, The Week, 28 Feb. 2022
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Guests aren’t always the A-listers with blockbuster TV shows or films to promote.
—Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
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The ruling may not have been quite the blockbuster that either side wanted.
—Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
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Three centuries later, the blockbuster is still in print.
—Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
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That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt.
—Frank Pallotta, CNN, 9 June 2022
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The final act features some of the best blockbuster filmmaking in years.
—Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
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Avoiding spoilers for the next blockbuster movie may cost you.
—Jacob Passy, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
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Amy Grant has had nothing short of a blockbuster career.
—Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings is a history-making blockbuster.
—Sabrina Park, Harper's BAZAAR, 24 Sep. 2021
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The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the billion-dollar milestone at the box office.
—Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
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Fans seem intent on not letting the blockbuster Drake–Kendrick Lamar feud go.
—Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 July 2025
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The blockbuster films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
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Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh is an actress known for her work in a number of blockbusters over four decades.
—Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
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To mark the occasion, the singer left fans with a farewell message, officially ending her blockbuster run.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Aug. 2025
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The concept art in question is action-heavy, suggesting the sort of setpiece more commonplace in a CG blockbuster.
—Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
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