How to Use silver screen in a Sentence

silver screen

noun
  • The silver screen couldn't come close to the real thing.
    CBS News, 7 Nov. 2021
  • And what about seeing more of Maluma on the silver screen?
    Allyson Portee, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Feb. 2022
  • A few of his books have been adapted for the silver screen.
    Kenzie Bryant, vanityfair.com, 5 Oct. 2017
  • So keep your eyes peeled for some of your silver screen faves.
    Katherine Singh, refinery29.com, 16 Jan. 2023
  • The spy flick was expected to hit the silver screen Nov. 20.
    Annette Sisco, NOLA.com, 5 Oct. 2020
  • But Gronk doesn’t need football or the silver screen to stay in the spotlight.
    Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 22 June 2019
  • The glamour of the silver screen helped Monroe get through it all.
    Grant Wong, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Sep. 2022
  • And, of course, superheroes are swooping in to save the day on the silver screen, from The Marvels to The Flash.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 27 Dec. 2022
  • Williams’s career played out in the concert hall rather than on the silver screen.
    BostonGlobe.com, 26 July 2021
  • The artists visiting The Cabaret in the first half of the year will bring star power from Broadway, the silver screen and the jazz scene.
    The Indianapolis Star, 18 Jan. 2023
  • Hollywood and the Republican right have clashed for years over the morals of the silver screen and the piety of the steeple.
    Jeffrey Fleishman, chicagotribune.com, 24 June 2019
  • Here's a look at five of her most memorable roles on the silver screen.
    latimes.com, 23 Apr. 2018
  • The Jedi's return to the silver screen was no longer a matter of if, but rather when.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 10 Mar. 2022
  • It’s one thing to pay to see a good-looking person on a silver screen.
    Mitch Albom, Detroit Free Press, 21 Feb. 2021
  • There’s plenty going for the house outside of its time on the silver screen, too.
    Helena Madden, Robb Report, 12 Apr. 2021
  • Her breakout role on the silver screen was as Gary Cooper’s wife in High Noon in 1951.
    Elise Taylor, Vogue, 10 Aug. 2022
  • Each suite is inspired by legends of the silver screen.
    Vogue, 21 June 2022
  • The year in cinema wasn't all glory on the silver screen.
    Houston Chronicle, 28 Dec. 2017
  • Charlotte Gainsbourg knows a thing or two about great style on the silver screen.
    Barry Samaha, Harper's BAZAAR, 12 Nov. 2020
  • This isn’t the first time Swift has lent her songwriting talents to the silver screen.
    Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 24 June 2022
  • Kid Cudi is returning to the silver screen in a big way.
    Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 22 Mar. 2022
  • Compare it to making a film: these guys on the silver screen are brilliant.
    John Fund, National Review, 2 Feb. 2020
  • Best Friend version of the iconic silver screen beauty is nowhere to be found in Blonde.
    Andy Meek, BGR, 28 Sep. 2022
  • It's been 26 years since Friends debuted on the silver screen, but the show is still as hot as ever.
    Larry Stansbury, Good Housekeeping, 9 Aug. 2021
  • Her metallic Naeem Khan gown hugs in all the right places, giving her silver screen queen vibes.
    Cara Kelly, USA TODAY, 17 Sep. 2017
  • One of the ultimate goals for many of these artistes is the Bollywood silver screen.
    Ananya Bhattacharya, Quartz India, 27 June 2019
  • One of the more famous vehicles to grace the silver screen could soon be yours in real life.
    Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 18 Jan. 2022
  • The leads — Clark, Mendes, Bierbrauer — are like the silver screen’s contract players.
    Lisa Kennedy, The Know, 17 Sep. 2019
  • Yet some locals were more focused on street crime than a high-dollar heist that appeared to bear the hallmarks of a silver screen spectacle.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Conversation moved on to Houston, who, by making her silver screen debut as Rachel Marron and landing a massive, global hit with the film’s soundtrack, become one of the biggest stars of them all.
    Lars Brandle, Billboard, 19 June 2024

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