cinematically
Americanadverb
Other Word Forms
- uncinematically adverb
Example Sentences
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Written and directed by Scott Cooper from Warren Zanes’s 2023 book, the film sets out to capture two states of mind that are tricky to depict cinematically: depression and creativity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 23, 2025
As the waves crashed cinematically on the rocks below, I thought that if we couldn’t get along in such a dreamy setting, then maybe it was an indication that we shouldn’t be together.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2025
“Me and Hanna just did everything. It’d be great if we could film more cinematically, with better audio. But in the end, it really helped because no one pressured us.”
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2024
Drew’s fearless but illicit approach to filmmaking tracks the film itself: It’s aggressively self-indulgent, cinematically topsy-turvy and exhausting.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
He’s also a politically agnostic crowd pleaser drawing influence from the old school – those large-scale performances with multiple outfit changes, each more cinematically grand than the next.
From Salon • Feb. 12, 2024
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