How to Use blockbuster in a Sentence

blockbuster

noun

• The result will be either the report’s blockbuster release, or a door slam keeping it under wraps.
  — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
• It’s not a science fiction blockbuster, crime caper or high-stakes historical drama.
  — Ellen Wexler, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Nov. 2022
• The odds of a blockbuster nor’easter coming up the coast and walloping us with historic amounts of snow is lower than average, but can’t be entirely ruled out.
  — Jason Samenow, Washington Post, 15 Nov. 2022
• But perhaps his disappearance from Raw over the past few weeks was done by design in order to lead to yet another blockbuster return.
  — Blake Oestriecher, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
• But the thrill of making that blockbuster didn’t prevent him from turning down another similar opportunity.
  — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Dec. 2024
• Nope might be his grandest trip to the Twilight Zone yet, a blockbuster erected in the middle (crop) circle of a Venn diagram of genres.
  — A.a. Dowd, Chron, 15 Dec. 2022
• The peculiarity of Perrin’s circumstances isn’t lost on him; most life trajectories aren’t shaped by a single sci-fi blockbuster.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 14 Dec. 2022
• Like that other singles-heavy blockbuster Thriller, Rumours (1977) finds new listeners every day.
  — Alfred Soto, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2022
• No one would need a show that retold the same blockbuster movie.
  — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2024
• The crew from the latest Godzilla blockbuster were thrilled by their win.
  — Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
• There’s lens flare worthy of a J.J. Abrams blockbuster.
  — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
• The city might have been home to the only blockbusters shot in Alabama.
  — John Sharp | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
• The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster.
  — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
• 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
• Guests aren’t always the A-listers with blockbuster TV shows or films to promote.
  — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
• The ruling may not have been quite the blockbuster that either side wanted.
  — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
• Three centuries later, the blockbuster is still in print.
  — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
• The final act features some of the best blockbuster filmmaking in years.
  — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
• Amy Grant has had nothing short of a blockbuster career.
  — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
• 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
• 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
• But it’s not expected to produce the kind of blockbuster numbers that raise the stock prices of movie theaters.
  — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
• As was the case was during the first half of last year, there have been few blockbuster sales so far this year, with the largest topping out at $53 million.
  — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
• The Marvels is a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel.
  — The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024
• Morris, 33, was acquired last season as a part of the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade.
  — Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023
• A few 2022 blockbuster and indie suggestions to catch before the year ends.
  — Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022
• In doing so, Mulkey turned a non-story into a blockbuster.
  — Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024
• The blockbuster monster mash earned $8.5 million on Friday, down a steep 77% from its opening day a week ago.
  — J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024
• Shipp, who starred in the 2023 blockbuster hit Barbie, has been know to wear natural hairstyles on the red carpet.
  — Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 14 Aug. 2024
• During the offseason, the Sky sent away their leading scorer as part of a blockbuster trade to net the No. 3 overall draft pick.
  — Becky Sullivan, NPR, 14 May 2024

Last Updated: 17 Dec 2024