How to Use screening in a Sentence

screening

noun
  • Players must pass three random drug screenings.
  • Federal agents handle passenger and luggage screening at the airport.
  • The company will be conducting applicant screenings Wednesday.
  • Money raised through the sale of the beer helped fund the Cinema I/O screenings.
    Sean Clancy, Arkansas Online, 1 June 2023
  • The screening will take place in Los Angeles on Sept. 19.
    Thania Garcia, Variety, 14 Sep. 2023
  • There is another screening with just the film, no Q&A, on Feb. 16.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2024
  • The premiere screening happened on the fest’s opening day, Jan. 18, and screened two more times over the weekend.
    Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Jan. 2024
  • The same screening standards and rules required of PreCheck lanes will apply to the self-screening lane.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2024
  • As a result, many drug tests do not include it as part of their screening process.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Prior to the screening, Hier argued that Hamas are the Nazis of the 21st century.
    Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Nov. 2023
  • Now, the group says screening should not depend on how long ago a person stopped smoking.
    Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Nov. 2023
  • At a press screening on Friday night, at least 20 people left during the film.
    Ellise Shafer, Variety, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Don Brochu: When the train wreck hit during a test screening, there was a buzz in the audience for over two minutes.
    Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 29 July 2023
  • In 1928, the duo starred in Plane Crazy, a silent film that was shown at a test screening but never found a distributor.
    Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 Dec. 2023
  • In 2020, the festival shifted to drive-in screenings amid the pandemic.
    Jen Yamato, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2023
  • In other photos from the evening, Taylor Swift can be seen walking out of the screening with the famous couple in tow.
    Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 7 Dec. 2023
  • Tickets for the screenings go on sale September 28 at the Crossroads Fan Events website.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The bipartisan closed-door screening of the footage was supplied by the Israeli Embassy.
    Samantha-Jo Roth, Washington Examiner, 15 Nov. 2023
  • The ongoing debate revolves around whether more screening reduces the death toll from melanoma.
    Enrique Torchia, Fortune Well, 20 Aug. 2023
  • John Cusack, who starred as Lloyd, is coming to Dallas this week for a screening of the film and a conversation after the show.
    José Sánchez Córdova, Dallas News, 21 June 2023
  • The fest will also celebrate artists whose films have had a big impact this year with special screenings.
    Jenelle Riley, Variety, 12 Oct. 2023
  • To sign up for a ticket — and to get added to the mailing list for information on future screenings — visit thehumblermovie.com/spread-the-word/.
    John Kelly, Washington Post, 5 Sep. 2023
  • This week, a free advance screening of the finale drew an eager crowd to a public plaza in the meatpacking district.
    The New Yorker, 1 Sep. 2023
  • Currently the rules state that films must have a minimum of 10 screenings per day for seven days or 70 in total.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Dec. 2023
  • Qualley echoed these feelings in a Q&A following an early screening of the film.
    Sophia Scorziello, Variety, 2 June 2023
  • There will also be screenings of a selection of episodes from the HBO series as well as earlier works.
    Leo Barraclough, Variety, 13 Feb. 2024
  • Feedback scores from test screenings were strong, as were early reviews.
    Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 4 June 2023
  • Other free concerts, comedy shows and film screenings are planned for the future.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 14 Feb. 2024
  • While smoking rates in Chicago are on the decline, Meza said, he’s had to convince at least one ex-smoker to schedule a lung cancer screening.
    Ilana Arougheti, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • The swelling, swooning strings of Greenwood’s score should be particularly lush at this week’s screening at the Egyptian.
    Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2023

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