special effects
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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The device was made at Pinewood studios by special effects engineers who won an Oscar for 1917 and who work on Star Wars, James Bond and Mission Impossible.
From BBC • May 22, 2026
The show, which has run for three seasons, has won 15 Emmys, including for sound mixing and special effects.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Yellowstone elevated television to a new level, and did so without special effects or CGI, but instead via a combination of compelling story, strong writing and acting, and cinematography that rivaled that of movies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
“I watched Star Trek because you are always spouting off about it. The special effects are not that special. Kind of pathetic, actually. Like a first-grade puppet show.”
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
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