scrim
Example Sentences
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Scene 2, a scrim projection informs us, takes place eight years later, moving us back into the time frame of the original libretto.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 2, 2026
The latter song featured a big surprise: actor Dakota Johnson spoke from behind a scrim as the titular character and then appeared next to Allen when the song ended.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 14, 2025
The audience could see me through the scrim, but they couldn’t hear us.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 12, 2024
Then Lee Greenwood live-performed Trump’s longtime walk-on music, “God Bless the U.S.A.,” while a scrim slowly rose to reveal an shadowed Trump on the stage, with his name written behind him.
From Slate • Aug. 23, 2024
Lawrence, viewing the meeting through the scrim of his boundless optimism, overlooked these off-key notes, detecting only a resounding validation of his vision.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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