moving picture
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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For all the movie’s crisp attention to bifurcated lives, “The History of Sound” more aptly resembles a painstakingly dry still life than a moving picture.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2025
Kneading, waiting, rising and resting serve as metaphors for the healing of a father-daughter relationship in this gently moving picture book by a muralist who works with families impacted by incarceration.
From New York Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
At this point in his career, he apparently feels he has to push the boundaries of everything the moving picture format can do and be.
From The Verge ● Oct. 8, 2019
By the time of the next big technological breakthrough in artistic expression - the moving picture - the word had taken on its modern meaning.
From BBC ● Jun. 4, 2019
The moving picture on the front showed a curly-haired witch who was smiling toothily and pointing at a large sponge cake with her wand.
From "Harry Potter And The Goblet Of Fire" by J. K. Rowling
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