Hollywood

Example Sentences

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He explains why Meryl Streep’s imperious magazine editor in “The Devil Wears Prada” is one of the few female characters in Hollywood to wear glasses in a favorable way.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

Surrey Police officer, Alexander McAlpine, tracked Hollywood in an unmarked police car and said he saw his vehicle "repeatedly bully" other vehicles out of its way by tailgating.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

By the late 2000s, the reputation of Metro became very positive, Yaroslavsky said, noting L.A. was able to produce light rail to Pasadena and extend the subway to North Hollywood and the San Fernando Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Though the Johnny Cage figure is a walking embodiment of cheesy Hollywood tropes, his presence seems not to embarrass the film into abandoning its schlocky ways.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“A sword fight? Does this look like a Hollywood set?”

From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm