How to Use blockbuster in a Sentence
blockbuster
noun-
But don't think this is the only toy based on the blockbuster hit that kids are loving.
— Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022 -
They are embedded in the city's architecture and show everything from art house films to cult classics and even blockbusters.
— Meira Gebel, Axios, 10 Dec. 2024 -
Okoye first appeared on screen in Disney’s blockbuster Marvel entry Black Panther.
— Michael Cuby, SELF, 27 Oct. 2022 -
Coogler is a natural imagemaker working in a blockbuster machine starved for memorable images.
— A.a. Dowd, Chron, 8 Nov. 2022 -
Cleveland is 8-4 after making the blockbuster trade for Donovan Mitchell during the offseason.
— cleveland, 12 Nov. 2022 -
Yet for the Grammys, somehow, none of the individual tracks on a forward-looking blockbuster album rated a top nomination?
— Lindsay Zoladz, New York Times, 15 Nov. 2022 -
The Oscar-winning actor and Grammy- and Emmy-winning actress and singer teamed up for the blockbuster movie, which was the second-highest grossing film of the year.
— Katie Bowlby, Country Living, 23 Oct. 2022 -
But if four blockbuster seasons, featuring an entirely new troop of actors every other time, have shown anything, it’s that The Crown casting department does not miss.
— Elizabeth Holmes, Town & Country, 8 Nov. 2022 -
No one would need a show that retold the same blockbuster movie.
— Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2024 -
The crew from the latest Godzilla blockbuster were thrilled by their win.
— Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024 -
There’s lens flare worthy of a J.J. Abrams blockbuster.
— Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 -
The city might have been home to the only blockbusters shot in Alabama.
— John Sharp | , al, 27 Mar. 2023 -
The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster.
— Jake Coyle, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023 -
But a blockbuster race for control of the Supreme Court has begun to reverse that trend.
— David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024 -
Guests aren’t always the A-listers with blockbuster TV shows or films to promote.
— Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023 -
The ruling may not have been quite the blockbuster that either side wanted.
— Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024 -
Three centuries later, the blockbuster is still in print.
— Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024 -
The final act features some of the best blockbuster filmmaking in years.
— Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023 -
Amy Grant has had nothing short of a blockbuster career.
— Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024 -
The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the billion-dollar milestone at the box office.
— Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022 -
Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh is an actress known for her work in a number of blockbusters over four decades.
— Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024 -
But it’s not expected to produce the kind of blockbuster numbers that raise the stock prices of movie theaters.
— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024 -
As was the case was during the first half of last year, there have been few blockbuster sales so far this year, with the largest topping out at $53 million.
— Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023 -
The Marvels is a sequel to the 2019 blockbuster Captain Marvel.
— The Verge, 18 Apr. 2024 -
Elon Musk has taken over Twitter, seizing control of one of the most influential social media platforms in a $44 billion blockbuster deal.
— Elizabeth Dwoskin, Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2022 -
Morris, 33, was acquired last season as a part of the blockbuster Kyrie Irving trade.
— Sportsday Staff, Dallas News, 29 Aug. 2023 -
A few 2022 blockbuster and indie suggestions to catch before the year ends.
— Lauren Daley, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Dec. 2022 -
In doing so, Mulkey turned a non-story into a blockbuster.
— Ben Bolch, Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2024 -
The blockbuster monster mash earned $8.5 million on Friday, down a steep 77% from its opening day a week ago.
— J. Kim Murphy, Variety, 6 Apr. 2024 -
The result will be either the report’s blockbuster release, or a door slam keeping it under wraps.
— Emily Brooks, The Hill, 30 Nov. 2024
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