silver screen
Example Sentences
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On the silver screen, it dazzles like few contemporary science fiction films do, opting for color over the pallid gray verisimilitude that often bogs down its peers.
From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026
Like many illustrious figures, the cowboy turns out to be a more nuanced individual than the often one-dimensional representations of the silver screen.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 23, 2026
Comics characters, Mr Fuller agrees, are "all over the culture", whether via silver screen or anime on Netflix.
From BBC • Dec. 13, 2025
To mention the most popular moan, the silver screen has been losing its monopoly on displaying moving pictures since the arrival of TV in the 1940s.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 9, 2025
I could tell by the way her eyes rolled under her lids she was watching the silver screen where dreams come and go.
From "The Secret Life of Bees" by Sue Monk Kidd
