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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Legends from yesteryear like John Wayne and Clint Eastwood on the silver screen are synonymous with the category. —

Marc Berman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024 In the wake of her stage success, Erivo launched a career on the silver screen. —

Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024 Her success on the silver screen has a cumulative worldwide box office gross of over $3 billion. —

William Earl, Variety, 25 Nov. 2024 Prior to Krasinski’s version of the character, the role had been played on the silver screen by Alec Baldwin (The Hunt for Red October), Harrison Ford (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger), Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears) and Chris Pine (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit). —

Rebecca Iannucci, TVLine, 30 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the silver screen

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