How to Use cinematic in a Sentence

cinematic

adjective
  • And the video of the Satellite wreck was cinematic, Gates said.
    Lauren McCarthy, BostonGlobe.com, 15 July 2023
  • The cinematic love affair has extended to the rest of the province of Almería, too.
    Tony Perrottet, Smithsonian Magazine, 30 Aug. 2023
  • So, the job was about how to deal with that, how to give the story a cinematic quality and scale.
    Damon Wise, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2024
  • There is a great deal of cinematic wealth here that has been very tapped into.
    Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Aug. 2024
  • But while the film is a cinematic time capsule of sorts, its core themes still feel urgent.
    Bianca Betancourt, Harper's BAZAAR, 18 May 2023
  • The album is about the process of realizing the truth hidden in lies on the theme of a dystopian world in a cinematic form.
    Jeff Benjamin, Billboard, 8 June 2023
  • But the cinematic tale didn’t get his story quite right.
    Abigail Gruskin, Baltimore Sun, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The cinematic clip features Young Metro and Pluto draped in white suits while walking around a dark room.
    Michael Saponara, Billboard, 4 Apr. 2024
  • To have the vision come to life in what felt like a full blown cinematic experience by @bazluhrmann and @catherinemartindesigns.
    Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 7 Aug. 2024
  • In the thick of the Wicked cinematic universe, the tattoo appears faded.
    Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
  • In Shadows of Blue, Mergui wants to tell a story through cinematic sounds and melodies.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 10 May 2024
  • This is the Twisters ending, the cinematic equivalent of blue balls.
    Stephanie McNeal, Glamour, 22 July 2024
  • The cinematic form is like a second native language to him.
    Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 17 Mar. 2024
  • Now, the choice is yours to acquire the cinematic villain’s lair perched high above the buzzy streets of Midtown Manhattan.
    Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 20 Sep. 2024
  • Something that’s cinematic and large and sweeping and all of that, but authentic to it.
    Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The video plays off his the cinematic texture of Madeon’s acclaimed Good Faith Forever live shows.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 23 June 2023
  • Kendall Outing has a cinematic dream: to one day see his name up in lights in Hollywood and beyond.
    Donna Owens, Baltimore Sun, 17 May 2023
  • The main stage itself was populated by a bank of bright white lights, giving the whole scene a cinematic glow.
    Katie Bain, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2023
  • Dau reflected the kind of grand-scale cinematic vision that Fridman and the board hoped would energize the Babyn Yar project.
    Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 29 Nov. 2023
  • As a student of film history, Payne knows well the up-and-down cycles of cinematic careers.
    Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2023
  • Nailing the perfect shot can make cinematic history — and the Oscars knows a thing or two about that.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The result is a cinematic image and colors that look like they were processed by a $1,000 camera.
    Popular Mechanics, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The talented actors were given lots of cinematic scenery on which to chew.
    Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2024
  • But, the film is also a cinematic masterpiece and remains the highest grossing movie of all time.
    Kellie Benz, Country Living, 6 June 2023
  • That whole filmmaking process and that language of cinematic storytelling, all of that stuff was ready and ripe.
    Kevin Baxter, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2023
  • One of the skeletons was even holding a chalice that resembled the cinematic Holy Grail.
    George Nelson For Artnews, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
  • Their cinematic world is as askew as the actual world often feels.
    Niela Orr, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2024
  • Coppola is a cinematic genius, and there’s a lot of that on display here.
    Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 25 Sep. 2024
  • Animations in dialogue scenes, the option to toggle off the cinematic lens, the visibility of distant lights and much more have been added to improve the experience across the galaxy.
    Jennifer Maas, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
  • To that end, writer-director Ryan Coogler had to make a much different kind of superhero film, one that addressed the loss of its main character while also pushing Marvel's cinematic storyline forward into its next phase.
    Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024

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