How to Use sci-fi in a Sentence

sci-fi

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  • Entertainment Weekly breaks down the twists and turns in Netflix's sci-fi stunner.
    Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 10 Oct. 2024
  • In Poland, genres like horror, fantasy and sci-fi have always been on the extreme margins, but streaming platforms helped a lot.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 9 Oct. 2024
  • When a mysterious sci-fi force arrives, and literal lines are drawn on the ground, the family along with a small group of neighbors are left to navigate their survival.
    Kristen Tauer, WWD, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Although the title suggests it, Lonely Planet is not some outer-space sci-fi adventure, not even remotely.
    Pete Hammond, Deadline, 10 Oct. 2024
  • Plus, with the many genres the film touches on (drama, comedy, sci-fi, action, arguably even romance), there's a wide range of movies to choose from that are just as strange, but also can pull at the heartstrings.
    Men's Health, 16 Feb. 2023
  • In 1973, in the throes of the Cold War, the notion that nations and ideologies would be incidental might have seemed like the stuff of pulpy sci-fi.
    John Semley, WIRED, 16 Feb. 2023
  • Mothership, a sci-fi tiki bar in South Park, won an orchid for its interior design that takes visitors on a tropical space adventure.
    Kate Murphy, Axios, 11 Oct. 2024
  • The sci-fi thriller series is based on the Blake Crouch novel of the same name.
    Joe Otterson, Variety, 16 Aug. 2024
  • The best sci-fi and fantasy books of 2023 will give you hope and strength in the toughest times.
    Charlie Jane Anders, Washington Post, 14 Nov. 2023
  • While the sci-fi device was used on my face as well, the session was topped off with the tiny Chanel tool.
    Carly Cardellino, Harper's BAZAAR, 27 Mar. 2023
  • This makes the sci-fi game one of Hoyoverse’s most strategic titles to date.
    PCMAG, 17 Feb. 2023
  • What are some of the biggest sci-fi influences on here?
    Julyssa Lopez, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2023
  • So sci-fi networks, their lowest price point is $65 a month.
    Laura Johnston, cleveland, 19 July 2023
  • In a world that borders on sci-fi, Horowitz is a decisive guide.
    Carolyn Wells, Longreads, 26 June 2024
  • Howard even alludes to it feeling like the 1999 Matrix sci-fi film by the Wachowskis.
    Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 31 Jan. 2024
  • Brad Peyton had his work cut out for him on the set of his new sci-fi action film, Atlas.
    Brian Davids, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024
  • Fisher has a part in Snyder’s sci-fi epic for Netflix, Rebel Moon.
    Vulture, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Sofia Boutella and Charlie Hunnam star in this Netflix sci-fi epic, which is set up to be the first of a two-parter.
    James Grebey, Vulture, 22 Dec. 2023
  • The sci-fi horror film brought in $3.9 million and the romance drama brought in $3.8 million.
    Kaitlyn Huamani, Fortune, 9 Sep. 2024
  • Rumors of the device first appeared as Nazi sci-fi in the 1960 book Morning of the Magicians.
    Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2023
  • But then again, every sci-fi fantasia is, at some point, a tale of dark meeting the light.
    Daniel Rodgers, Vogue, 2 Feb. 2024
  • The cult classic sci-fi movie was always playing on VHS in the background of his childhood.
    Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 27 July 2023
  • The song blooms with shimmering synths progressions that sound plucked from a sci-fi film.
    Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 7 Apr. 2023
  • Needless to say, having Bong dig into some heavy cerebral sci-fi is about the best idea on this list.
    Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 31 Dec. 2023
  • The artwork for the tour announcement looks dark: a bit sci-fi, resembling an eye or iris.
    Christine Terrisse, Los Angeles Times, 2 Aug. 2024
  • Taking a cue from almost any sci-fi book or movie, many workers fear that A.I. will take over their jobs.
    Chloe Berger, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Where does an action movie or a sci-fi flick stop and a disaster movie begin?
    James Grebey, TIME, 19 July 2024
  • More than friends, the original crew from the '80s and '90s sci-fi hit are like family — and that's not a platitude.
    Ryan Parker, Peoplemag, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Two new series — one an absolute guilty pleasure and the other a sci-fi head trip — are worth a look this week.
    Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 8 May 2024
  • The fifth and final season of the sci-fi hit, which made Millie Bobby Brown a star, isn’t set to drop on Netflix until 2025.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Dec. 2023

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