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
Since the matinee nothing has felt quite real anyway; it’s been enough of a day for me—much more, certainly, than I’m used to.
From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline
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