moving picture
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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If we run our eyes up and down the contact sheets from the shoot, our minds can construct a moving picture of Björk as artist and muse.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2024
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
An economy, after all, is not a snapshot frozen in time, but a moving picture.
From New York Times • Aug. 22, 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
“In every moving picture house in America little children would have the pleasure of seeing stories acted by the Popper Performing Penguins,” he said.
From "Mr. Popper's Penguins" by Florence Atwater and Richard Atwater
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