crowd pleaser
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- crowd-pleasing adjective
Etymology
Origin of crowd pleaser
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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That was quite the crowd pleaser on the day - but the policy comes with significant ramifications.
From BBC
Ryan Coogler, who has proved a master of making genre specimens his own, gets strong support for “Sinners”: “The indie darling-turned-franchise hitmaker can craft everything from horror to period piece, crowd pleaser to prestige,” writes Amy Nicholson.
From Los Angeles Times
The indie darling-turned-franchise hitmaker can craft everything from horror to period piece, crowd pleaser to prestige.
From Los Angeles Times
At least director James Griffiths’ “The Ballad of Wallis Island,” a major crowd pleaser, will be in theaters by the end of the next month.
From Los Angeles Times
She had just made “Lover,” which was designed to be a very pop album, one that had a little bit of everything – a little bit of country, a little bit of pop, very much designed for radio, very much designed to be a crowd pleaser, lots of pink on the cover.
From Salon
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