matinee
Example Sentences
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I remember that the BBC, particularly on weekends, would have matinee screenings of movies.
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
He will stage shows on the evenings of 9, 10 and 11 July, plus a matinee on 11 July.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2026
Going to a matinee is like a vacation.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 10, 2026
Even better, he has used his beauty not to become a matinee idol but to unsettle and surprise us, portraying characters whose handsomeness is very much the point but not the whole story.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026
That was the afternoon that I and all the other members of the elementary and middle schools of Epiphany were to attend a special matinee performance of Annie.
From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg
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