How to Use the movies in a Sentence

the movies

plural noun
Definition of the moviesnext
  • In the movies, there are the origin stories of Darth Vader and the Joker.
    — WIRED, 17 Nov. 2023
  • There’s no point to doing any of this if people aren’t going to see the movies and care about the movies.
    — Mark Olsen, Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2024
  • While the movies tend to be straight superhero action films, the shows have more episodes to play with genre and tone.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 26 July 2023
  • For the Star Wars junkie, there is no end to the movies, TV shows, books, and merchandise that further immerse you in the beloved canon.
    — Micki Wagner, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • Who would have thought fans might see Black Adam and Shazam do more fighting in real life than in the movies?
    — Brendan Morrow, The Week, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The suspense of figuring out what happens next is more than enough reason to tune in to the movies on this list.
    — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 12 Apr. 2023
  • But if the movies just aren’t very good, there’s not a lot that corporate strategic planning can do with them.
    — Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 20 Mar. 2023
  • Present here, too, is a tragedy more heartbreaking and incredible than any found in the movies.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 16 Mar. 2023
  • The now 61-year-old Hollywood veteran continues to bring people to the movies.
    — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 5 Aug. 2023
  • From returning favorites to brand new adventures, 2024 is shaping up to be a big year for family fun at the movies.
    — Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal, Parents, 5 Feb. 2024
  • One of young Sol’s first experiences in the city was going to the movies at Crown Center with his family and seeing Wheeler making his rounds for the first time.
    — J.m. Banks, Kansas City Star, 10 May 2024
  • Everything from groceries to going to the movies seems more expensive than ever.
    — CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • For the second straight year, each screening comes with an exclusive, insightful introduction by Leonard Maltin, who knows a thing or two about the movies.
    — Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Dec. 2023
  • In the movies below, characters travel all over the globe on vacations, getaways, or just inner journeys.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 20 Mar. 2023
  • When not working, Marisa enjoys cooking, going to the movies, and exploring zoos and animal sanctuaries.
    — Marisa Ingemi, San Francisco Chronicle, 14 Apr. 2023
  • In the movies, incoming asteroids appear without warning from the depths of space and speed directly toward us until missiles or Bruce Willis heroically destroy them.
    — Corinne Purtill, Anchorage Daily News, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Forget $3 admission fees on National Cinema Day and concessions bought with crypto, the new weirdness in cinema is using a potato to get into the movies.
    — Chris Morris, Fortune, 30 Mar. 2023

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