How to Use motion picture in a Sentence

motion picture

noun

• He was given a starring role in a major motion picture.
• There is no place for weapons that can kill on motion picture sets.
  — Michael Schneider, Variety, 24 Oct. 2021
• Even the prospect of starring in her first major motion picture didn’t seem worth it.
  — Lindsey Bahr, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
• The actor took home the award for best actor in a drama motion picture.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 12 Jan. 2023
• The tabloid noted that the motion picture has been delayed due to the 2023 Hollywood strikes.
  — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 19 Mar. 2024
• The film leads the pack with nine nods, including three of the six nods for best original song, motion picture.
  — Rania Aniftos, Billboard, 18 Dec. 2023
• That night, Butler took home the award for best actor in a motion picture, drama.
  — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 31 Jan. 2023
• January 10 was a big night for the Elvis star, who took home the award for best actor in a drama motion picture.
  — Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 12 Jan. 2023
• Here, the motion picture sector looks even more sharply depressed.
  — Jim Higgins, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2022
• The motion picture awards were first presented in 1944.
  — CNN, 13 Dec. 2021
• The song came at a time when public interest in motion picture soundtracks was still at an all-time high.
  — Chaz Kangas, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2022
• Gossett was of that small group of Black actors who came on the scene in the 1960s and managed to endure, going from theater to TV to motion pictures.
  — Wil Haygood, Washington Post, 29 Mar. 2024
• Encompassing the ground floor is a 1,184-seat theater, where motion pictures were — and still are — played.
  — Marlise Kast-Myers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2023
• Is this Taylor's first song for a motion picture soundtrack?
  — Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 23 Mar. 2022
• In total, the iconic composer wrote the scores for 19 Broadway shows and 18 motion pictures, says that site.
  — Erica Lamberg, Fox News, 11 May 2024
• Ke Huy Quan has won the Golden Globe for best supporting actor in a motion picture.
  — Doha Madani, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2023
• The 1970s pop music hit inspired this stage musical and a motion picture or two.
  — oregonlive, 13 Apr. 2022
• The film follows a movie star (Kelly) who must choose between the love of his life and career-making role in a major motion picture.
  — Glenn Garner, PEOPLE.com, 13 May 2022
• Her co-star, Ke Huy Quan, won best supporting actor in a motion picture.
  — WSJ, 11 Jan. 2023
• The venue, which opened in 1915 during the first wave of motion pictures, still hosts film presentations as well as live music and theater.
  — Amber Turpin, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2024
• Women in Motion launched in 2015, aims to shine a light on women’s contribution to the motion picture arts both in front of and behind the camera.
  — Carson Burton, Variety, 10 May 2022
• Test your knowledge of this motion picture oeuvre with the following quiz.
  — Daniel Akst, WSJ, 10 June 2022
• When the film landed the biggest award for cast in a motion picture, the entire ensemble’s joyful reaction brought down the house.
  — Washington Post, 4 Feb. 2022
• In January 2020, he was named chairman of MGM’s motion picture group.
  — Kim Masters, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 June 2022
• After first appearing in television episodes, the pair both went on to star in TV films and then major motion pictures.
  — Alex Gurley, Peoplemag, 3 Mar. 2024
• In accepting the award for best supporting actor in a motion picture, Quan became the first Asian actor to do so since 1984.
  — Laura Zornosa, Time, 11 Jan. 2023
• Quan won the 2023 Golden Globe award for best supporting actor in a motion picture for his portrayal of Waymond Wang in the film.
  — Stephanie Sengwe, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2023
• Last month, you were invited to join the motion picture academy.
  — Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 27 July 2023
• To freaks and nuts like me, this period of time is maybe one of the least interesting periods of time to spend two hours exploring in a dramatic motion picture.
  — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 July 2024
• Her books have been published in 35 countries, per her publisher, and both novels are set to become major motion pictures after being sold in seven-figure deals.
  — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 22 July 2024

Last Updated: 5 Oct 2024