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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The two actors shared the silver screen together back in 2014 when Powell joined the cast of the third Expendables film.
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Now, Grace's case is getting the silver screen treatment with Hulu's Good American Family premiering on March 19.
—Corin Cesaric, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Inevitably, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, who made the characters of Professor X and Magneto famous on the silver screen, followed, as did Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, all key players in that franchise.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Othello may have just hit Broadway, but the future of seeing it on the silver screen — with Denzel Washington — looks promising, too.
—Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 2025
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Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 4 Apr. 2025
Now, Grace's case is getting the silver screen treatment with Hulu's Good American Family premiering on March 19.
—Corin Cesaric, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Inevitably, Patrick Stewart and Ian McKellen, who made the characters of Professor X and Magneto famous on the silver screen, followed, as did Alan Cumming, Rebecca Romijn, and James Marsden, all key players in that franchise.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 26 Mar. 2025
Othello may have just hit Broadway, but the future of seeing it on the silver screen — with Denzel Washington — looks promising, too.
—Lexi Carson, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Mar. 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 22 Apr. 2025.
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