How to Use the silver screen in a Sentence

the silver screen

noun
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  • Bryan Cranston wants to trade in the glitz and glam of the silver screen for an idyllic French getaway.
    — USA TODAY, 9 June 2023
  • Now the automaker returns to the silver screen with a new short called The Calm.
    — Caleb Miller, Car and Driver, 16 May 2023
  • Hilton and Marriott are getting their time on the silver screen.
    — Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2024
  • Gary, on the other hand, is already building a life away from the silver screen.
    — Hazlitt, 12 Dec. 2022
  • Blake Lively fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see the actress return to the silver screen.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 16 Apr. 2024
  • Blake Lively fans will have to wait a little bit longer to see the actress return to the silver screen.
    — Ingrid Vasquez, Peoplemag, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The smash hit musical is heading to the silver screen this year, with Cynthia Erivo in the role.
    — Dave Quinn, Peoplemag, 13 June 2024
  • The ultimate ode to the silver screen isn’t in Hollywood.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Tupac wasn’t only breaking through on the charts, but also on the silver screen.
    — Stephanie Fasano, ABC News, 21 Sep. 2023
  • The duo will next be sharing the silver screen in the upcoming movie Connescence.
    — Lawrence Yee, Peoplemag, 4 Apr. 2024
  • Everybody's favorite talking sponge-starfish duo got their time to shine on the silver screen.
    — Ew Staff, EW.com, 14 Mar. 2024
  • Meet the locals being portrayed by Hilary Swank and Ala Ritchson on the silver screen.
    — Keisha Rowe, The Courier-Journal, 12 Jan. 2024
  • As the Renaissance tour heads this weekend to the silver screen, here’s a look at how the diva herself got some respect on her check.
    — Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • But even celebs that have never played a Disney princess on the silver screen brought ball gowns fit for a royal to the night's festivities.
    — Irene Kim, Vogue, 7 May 2024
  • The legacy continues to endure, 30 years later, on the silver screen.
    — Clayton Davis, Variety, 6 Aug. 2023
  • In what may in fact be the biggest movie event of the season, Taylor Swift brings her concert event of the year to the silver screen, already breaking presale ticket sales records in the process.
    — Dan Heching, CNN, 4 Sep. 2023
  • In translating a Broadway play to the silver screen, Bazawule was pushed to think about which characters and moments in the plot needed songs.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
  • Though the cameo is unusual in retrospect, back in the early 1990s viewers would likely not have batted an eye to see Trump on the silver screen.
    — Ej Dickson, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Though the silver screen in this viewing room by Tracy Lynn Studio is set against a dark backdrop, the rest of the space feels decidedly light and upbeat.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 1 Aug. 2023
  • Music has followed Mantis his whole career, from Broadway to the silver screen.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 5 Apr. 2023
  • This model is emblematic of the modern Panerai brand and was made famous on the silver screen on the wrist of the legendary Sylvester Stallone in the 1996 film Daylight.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Before appearing in The Santa Clause, Reinhold had already made a name for himself on the silver screen.
    — Keith Langston, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Bridget Jones hit the silver screen, fans have been clamoring to see the further adventures of the plucky heroine, played by Renée Zellweger.
    — Elizabeth Logan, Glamour, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Sarah Polley is taking her awards show experience to the silver screen!
    — Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2023
  • Wicked will be split into two separate movie musicals for the silver screen.
    — Kyle Denis, Billboard, 13 May 2024
  • The real-life siblings play brother and sister singer-musicians looking for fame via the silver screen.
    — John Bleasdale, Variety, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Bishop’s Marjorie, however, almost didn’t make it to the silver screen.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
  • James Bond and Star Wars fans will recognize the elaborate 18th-century complex from the silver screen.
    — Jaclyn Degiorgio, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 July 2024
  • To an extent, this technology has already made its way onto the silver screen.
    — Brian Contreras, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Equal was, perhaps, a bit too glossy to get into the nitty gritty of liberation, but that means Rock Hudson, a god of the silver screen, might be Kijak’s perfect fit.
    — Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 8 June 2023

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