off-screen
adverb or adjective
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or offscreen
1
: out of sight of the movie or television viewer
a shot fired off-screen
Before long, Anthony introduces himself to the family pooch, who is whooshed away to an off-screen death.—
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: in private life : when not appearing in a movie, on television, etc.
Moyer's off-screen magnetism comes from a down-to-earth friendliness.—Kate Hahn
Kate HahnPfeiffer, 34, remains a mystery woman offscreen.—Michael A. Lipton
Michael A. LiptonExamples of off-screen in a Sentence
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Lexie was then eaten by wolves off-screen in a scene that's been much-memed.
—John Russell, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Still, the cinematographer Jomo Fray keeps the brutality mostly off-screen in favor of poetic images that capture the boys’ hopes, pleasures and fears.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
How Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin found the funny in the sadness of road-trip dramedy A Real Pain
The actor who portrayed Kevin's pain-in-the-butt older brother, Buzz, apparently acted the part off-screen too.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
If only Claire knew that never in one million years would Outlander have one of its leads drown off-screen.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Aniston's then-husband is hilarious as an old high school enemy of Rachel's, a story line made even funnier by knowing that the two were married off-screen at the time.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Lego Super Mario Peach’s Castle Expansion Set Take the magic from this classic video game off-screen and create Princess Peach’s castle, replete with goombas, Bowser, Bob-ombs, and Toadette.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Talk about the friendship of the characters on-screen and your relationship as a group off-screen.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
As more and more viewers caught up on the show, Scott’s onscreen work meant she was being recognized more off-screen.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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John Russell, People.com, 9 Dec. 2024
Still, the cinematographer Jomo Fray keeps the brutality mostly off-screen in favor of poetic images that capture the boys’ hopes, pleasures and fears.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024
How Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin found the funny in the sadness of road-trip dramedy A Real Pain
The actor who portrayed Kevin's pain-in-the-butt older brother, Buzz, apparently acted the part off-screen too.
—Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 4 Dec. 2024
If only Claire knew that never in one million years would Outlander have one of its leads drown off-screen.
—Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 29 Nov. 2024
Jennifer Aniston's then-husband is hilarious as an old high school enemy of Rachel's, a story line made even funnier by knowing that the two were married off-screen at the time.
—Diana Pearl, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Lego Super Mario Peach’s Castle Expansion Set Take the magic from this classic video game off-screen and create Princess Peach’s castle, replete with goombas, Bowser, Bob-ombs, and Toadette.
—Melissa Epifano, EW.com, 27 Nov. 2024
Talk about the friendship of the characters on-screen and your relationship as a group off-screen.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 21 Nov. 2024
As more and more viewers caught up on the show, Scott’s onscreen work meant she was being recognized more off-screen.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Off-screen.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off-screen. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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