How to Use blockbuster in a Sentence

blockbuster

noun
  • 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
  • But don't think this is the only toy based on the blockbuster hit that kids are loving.
    Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • 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
  • Yeah, Tubi is the new Eros of blockbuster or Hollywood video.
    James Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
  • 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
  • That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt.
    Frank Pallotta, CNN, 9 June 2022
  • The final act features some of the best blockbuster filmmaking in years.
    Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Avoiding spoilers for the next blockbuster movie may cost you.
    Jacob Passy, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The blockbuster films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • His newest lead role, in Netflix’s action blockbuster The Gray Man, has none of that.
    David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 July 2022
  • Such is the life of those filming a blockbuster during the pandemic.
    Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 10 June 2022
  • 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
  • The question now is how this blockbuster deal affects each team’s pursuit of the Stanley Cup.
    Dom Luszczyszyn, The Athletic, 24 Jan. 2025
  • 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
  • The Gobert blockbuster deal brought Utah buckets of long-term assets, but at the expense of having a middle-of-the-road team now.
    Andy Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 22 Aug. 2022
  • The announcement comes months after fellow actor Marisa Bode, who also uses a wheelchair in real life, portrayed Nessarose in the blockbuster film.
    Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 27 Feb. 2025

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