big screen
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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Suddenly, it was game on—and not the one playing on the bar’s big screen TV.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
Audiences will be subject to more AI content on the big screen that’s indistinguishable from real human performances.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
“The Rocky Horror Picture Show” hit the big screen in 1975, with Susan Sarandon as Janet and Barry Bostwick as Brad.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026
In 1989, Parton returned to the big screen in Herbert Ross’ “Steel Magnolias,” in which her straight-talking small-town salon owner, Truvy Jones, was the firm-hold hairspray uniting an unforgettable array of Southern belles.
From Salon ● Aug. 25, 2026
Stylized blue butterfly logos decorated the podium, the big screen in the background, the pennants that waved in the slight breeze.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
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