How to Use trilogy in a Sentence

trilogy

noun
  • The Three-Body Problem is the first in a trilogy that spans, in the end, millions of years.
    Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 27 July 2023
  • This is the flick that started it all in The Hunger Games trilogy.
    Samantha Olson, Seventeen, 29 Aug. 2022
  • And that’s a picture wrap on the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy.
    Zack Sharf, Variety, 10 May 2022
  • The other two options take all the air out of the trilogy.
    Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022
  • This the first in a trilogy, based on Jenny Han's books.
    Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2023
  • When the first book in the trilogy was published in 2009, most of its readers were young teens.
    Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • That’s a new price record for the second leg in the trilogy of the modern reboot.
    Quentyn Kennemer, The Verge, 2 Oct. 2024
  • This version of Spidey didn't even make it to a trilogy.
    Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2023
  • But those kids have grown up, and those movies are now their ‘Star Wars’ trilogy.
    Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2024
  • The world’s favorite plush bear is back to complete the film trilogy.
    Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 12 June 2024
  • The film is a reboot of the film trilogy that launched with Dungeons & Dragons (2000).
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 22 July 2022
  • Needless to say, though, the original trilogy are the ones to seek out.
    WIRED, 23 Sep. 2022
  • The beloved The Santa Clause trilogy is back, this time in the form of a television series.
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2022
  • But, Philibert explained, the trilogy was not part of a plan.
    Lise Pedersen, Variety, 22 May 2024
  • The new album is billed as the second part of a trilogy that began with last year’s BB/Ang3l.
    Matthew Strauss, Pitchfork, 28 June 2024
  • Of course, some of our favorite characters from the trilogy will reprise their roles for the new spin off.
    Maggie Horton, Country Living, 5 Sep. 2022
  • When The Force Awakens arrived at the end of 2015, there was still high hopes among fans for the trilogy helmed by Disney.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • It’s also perhaps the saddest game of the Dark Souls trilogy, if not the entire genre.
    Washington Post, 26 Apr. 2022
  • All the Boys trilogy should look out for the next screen adaptation of Jenny Han's beloved books.
    Melissa Giannini, ELLE, 18 May 2022
  • The stripper at the heart of the film trilogy is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Pretty cover the second and third books in the trilogy?
    Julia Moore, PEOPLE.com, 5 May 2022
  • Other cast will be announced in due course, as will details of the other two films in the trilogy.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Apr. 2022
  • Howard, 41, and Pratt, 43, have been co-leads in the dinosaur trilogy, but their pay hasn't reflected that.
    Naledi Ushe, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2022
  • That’s not to say a sequel, even a trilogy, is totally out of the question.
    Sophie Hanson, StyleCaster, 3 July 2024
  • What words would Hartley use to describe this trilogy as a whole?
    Dan Snierson, EW.com, 15 Mar. 2022
  • Mike Lane, the stripper played by Tatum at the heart of the film trilogy, is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The show is based on a book trilogy by the Chinese novelist Liu Cixin.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Like many Hollywood sagas, Biskind’s turns out to be a trilogy.
    Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • Now, fans can watch three trilogies, along with the new series, with one streaming subscription.
    Jenny Porter Tilley, The Indianapolis Star, 28 Nov. 2024
  • This third album in the trilogy serves as the final chapter crafted with existential and self-referential themes.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 4 Nov. 2024

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