silver screen

noun

1
: a motion-picture screen
2

Examples of silver screen in a Sentence

a list of the top 100 stars of the silver screen
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More than three decades after the actor made his silver screen debut in the coming-of-age comedy The Sandlot in 1993, Renna is passing on his wisdom to the next generation of young baseball players. Kayla Grant, People.com, 18 Feb. 2025 The two form an unlikely bond as Molina recounts the plot of his favorite Hollywood musical starring his favorite silver screen diva, Ingrid Luna, played by Lopez. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Jan. 2025 While there’s not a specific formula for what makes a silver screen featured city a tourist boom town, destinations looking to leverage interest from TV shows and movies should enhance the dialogue with movie productions and consider targeted branding operations, Soligo says. Brittany Anas, Forbes, 22 Jan. 2025 To escape the horrors of his imprisonment, Molina imagines movies starring Aurora as a classic silver screen diva, which includes the role of the spider woman, who kills her prey with a kiss. Zack Sharf, Variety, 26 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for silver screen

Word History

First Known Use

1918, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of silver screen was in 1918

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“Silver screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/silver%20screen. Accessed 2 Mar. 2025.

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