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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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
The book is structured as a sequence of close readings of Morrison’s novels and minor works, such as screenplays and poetry.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 10, 2026
Nowadays, I spend more time reading friends’ screenplays than I do literature.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 16, 2026
She and Koch collaborated on several screenplays, and she was finally given screen credit for her work in 1941.
From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow
