blockbuster
Example Sentences
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The movie “Project Hail Mary” has proven a certifiable blockbuster since its release last month, the highest-grossing Amazon film ever.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
Novo already sells an oral version of its blockbuster weight-loss drug, Wegovy, but it must be taken on an empty stomach with no more than four ounces of water.
From Barron's • Apr. 1, 2026
SpaceX seems to be getting a step closer to a blockbuster initial public offering.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026
Tolkan was also well known for drilling Maverick and Goose with swift reprimands and tough love between puffs of his cigar as their commanding officer, Tom “Stinger” Jardian, in the 1986 blockbuster “Top Gun.”
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026
It was almost like watching the plan beamed straight from his brain onto the screen of a blockbuster movie.
From "Schooled" by Gordon Korman
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