screenplay
noun
a motion-picture or television scenario.
screenplays
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pluralof screenplay.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Van Zandt has no signs of slowing down anytime soon, as Page Six recently reported that he is working on screenplays “set in the Garden State.”
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 14, 2026
Films like “They Will Kill You” and those in the “Ready or Not” franchise incorporate visual elements of the divine and satanic to distract from their mediocre screenplays and recycled ideas.
From Salon ● May 19, 2026
"In the Writing categories, the rules codify that screenplays must be human-authored to be eligible."
From Barron's ● May 1, 2026
This complex relationship to the West in general and Texas—McMurtry’s home state—in particular courses through the McMurtry oeuvre of novels, screenplays, nonfiction and criticism.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 30, 2026
Eventually, he was able to make his living again writing screenplays, plays, and books under his own name.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
