How to Use screen presence in a Sentence
screen presence
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As O’Connell points out, the role is often silent and shows that Willis need not open his mouth to be a strong screen presence.
—Chris Vognar, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2024
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One of the assets of the show is having a lot of young talents who have big potential and that until now haven’t had that much screen presence.
—Emiliano Granada, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
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The 27-year-old was familiar with Hahn’s effusive screen presence, and a resemblance to her helped Pidgeon land the part.
—Matt Jacobs, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 June 2023
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If so, those issues aren't apparent in the trailer, anchored by the charismatic screen presence of D'Onofrio and Cox.
—Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 3 Nov. 2023
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Sidle proves believable as a big-dreams wannabe with an easy relaxed screen presence.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 30 June 2023
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The film is, first and foremost, a showcase for the powerful charisma, screen presence and chemistry of its two stars, Glen Powell and Adria Arjona.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2024
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If Gladstone’s screen presence is marked by stony reserve, her childhood was anything but.
—Seth Abramovitch, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 May 2023
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She’s already proven to be a formidable screen presence and a performer with a strong sense of precision.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2024
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Winona Ryder has always been an electric screen presence.
—Radhika Seth, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2023
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Driven largely by the unlikely chemistry between its two stars, the film is a showcase for the lively screen presence of Murphy, who died in 2009.
—Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
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Some in the magic community were unimpressed by O’Dell’s screen presence.
—Vanessa Armstrong, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Oct. 2023
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Lhamo’s screen presence proves magnetic, but beyond a point, Pema is granted no emotional veil for the camera to pierce.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 23 Feb. 2024
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Even the camera, which generally serves the story in as fluid and unshowy a way as possible, can’t help but be magnetized by the sheer dynamism of Foxx’s screen presence.
—Justin Chang, Los Angeles Times, 10 Oct. 2023
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Kane’s ability to always be in the right spot to cause trouble makes the alleged good guys seem particularly dumb, even if Katy M. O’Brien remains a welcome screen presence.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 29 Mar. 2023
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Crowe himself, as usual, is the best thing in the film, once again upgrading less than optimal material with his indelible screen presence.
—Frank Scheck, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
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Venable’s screen presence never activates anything in the realm of stress or embarrassment.
—Hal Sundt, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
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His role as a police consultant posing as a killer for hire is a precise showcase for his strong suit as a screen presence — from his incandescent charisma to his touch of cartoonishness.
—Vulture Editors, Vulture, 23 May 2024
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Like most of Fincher’s works, Killer is emotionally detached yet absorbing, thanks to the visuals and Fassbender’s screen presence.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Jan. 2024
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The energy between Foster (whose raspy growl is a perfect fit for an antisocial, my-way-or-the-highway veteran cop) and Reis (a former boxer with screen presence to spare) crackles throughout.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2024
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The actress is a gripping screen presence, her portrayal often saving Ayouch’s narrative from its own contrivances.
—Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 May 2024
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Her screen presence is such that any project including her will have originality basically baked in.
—Lili Loofbourow, Washington Post, 11 Jan. 2024
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This is especially important in the bedroom and dining room, where screen presence is associated with higher adolescent screen time and problematic social, video game and mobile phone use, the study found.
—Maya Davis, CNN, 27 June 2024
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