the silver screen

noun

old-fashioned

: a screen in a movie theater

one of the greatest films ever to hit the silver screen

: movies in general

stars of the silver screen

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We’re generally flattered when Hollywood decides to highlight the South on the silver screen. —

Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 14 Jan. 2025 The icy blonde of Galinda will have to return eventually (at least on the silver screen) as Erivo and Grande reunite for part two of the movie musical, set to premiere in November. —

Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025 Leading to the pop-up was an artificial yellow brick road, just like the one leading to the Emerald City on the silver screen in Wicked. —

Caroline Reid, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024 Shirley MacLaine shared time on the silver screen alongside dozens of leading actors. —

Tracy Wright, Fox News, 20 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the silver screen

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