How to Use trilogy in a Sentence

trilogy

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  • The Three-Body Problem is the first in a trilogy that spans, in the end, millions of years.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 27 July 2023
  • This the first in a trilogy, based on Jenny Han's books.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2023
  • When the first book in the trilogy was published in 2009, most of its readers were young teens.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This version of Spidey didn't even make it to a trilogy.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But those kids have grown up, and those movies are now their ‘Star Wars’ trilogy.
    — Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • The world’s favorite plush bear is back to complete the film trilogy.
    — Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
  • But, Philibert explained, the trilogy was not part of a plan.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The new album is billed as the second part of a trilogy that began with last year’s BB/Ang3l.
    — Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 28 June 2024
  • When The Force Awakens arrived at the end of 2015, there was still high hopes among fans for the trilogy helmed by Disney.
    — Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • The stripper at the heart of the film trilogy is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • That’s not to say a sequel, even a trilogy, is totally out of the question.
    — Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 3 July 2024
  • Mike Lane, the stripper played by Tatum at the heart of the film trilogy, is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The show is based on a book trilogy by the Chinese novelist Liu Cixin.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Like many Hollywood sagas, Biskind’s turns out to be a trilogy.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The film takes place years after the events of the previous trilogy from director Matt Reeves.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
  • With a $75 million price tag, MGM’s newest entry is the most expensive film in the trilogy.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • At its core, the original trilogy is about a young boy trying to save the galaxy and start his heroic journey.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Taking place in the time between the end of the original trilogy and The Force Awakens, the show's first season earned rave reviews from critics.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
  • If that wasn’t intriguing enough, the stainless-steel sports car, which is famous for its role in the Back to the Future trilogy, only has 977 miles on the odometer.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
  • He was persuaded to avoid the D-word for his other shows in the trilogy, but Dante’s framework remains his touchstone.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The book, originally published as a trilogy, is set in a version of Egypt where wishes are for sale.
    — Sarah Mupo, STAT, 5 July 2023
  • The trilogy is inspired by the history of the author’s family.
    — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
  • The final film won 11 Academy Awards (the trilogy won 17 overall).
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Moved on to this next literary trilogy, or moved on in Hollywood as well?
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Set in a near-future in which dinosaurs have spread across the globe, the third Jurassic World movie went big, even bringing in the stars of the original Jurassic Park to join the stars of the second trilogy.
    — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2023
  • This movie trilogy based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling book series begins in a small town called Shadyside.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • Second in a trilogy ‘Hall of Mirrors’ by John Copenhaver.
    — Oline H. Cogdill, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
  • The stakes are getting higher as Fall is becoming a trilogy.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • Live book reading and signing by local author of The Sentient series, a dystopian trilogy.
    — Luann Gibbs, The Enquirer, 21 July 2024
  • With the setting in place, the team at Massive got to work delving through decades of assets, art books, and lore provided by Lucasfilm to recreate the look and feel of the original trilogy to the smallest detail.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024

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