special effects
Britishplural noun
Example Sentences
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As well as using light shows and special effects, Mark's DJs will play more positive and hopeful music should one of the British teams be losing.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
But “Is God Is” refuses to gussy up its allegories with too many special effects or gratuitous gore.
From Salon • May 19, 2026
Yellowstone elevated television to a new level, and did so without special effects or CGI, but instead via a combination of compelling story, strong writing and acting, and cinematography that rivaled that of movies.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 18, 2026
"Young people think they're adding special effects, when in fact they're cramping the style."
From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026
It looks like the special effects from a superhero movie.
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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