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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Thus, a return to the silver screen was inevitable. Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 13 June 2025 Nearly five years after suffering a major stroke, Sinbad has made his return to the silver screen. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 4 June 2025 Despite being one of the most famous superheroes of all time, the Superman character hasn’t adapted to the silver screen as well as, say, Batman. Callum Booth, Forbes.com, 15 May 2025 Records show the popular rom-com star, who last appeared on the silver screen in 2023 opposite David Duchovny in What Happens Later, acquired the two-acre estate from Alicia McFarlane, the granddaughter of John Wayne, and her husband James, who had just bought it in 2020 for $5.4 million. Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 5 May 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 26 Jun. 2025.

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