wide-screen
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of wide-screen
First recorded in 1950–55
Example Sentences
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Across five novels and three story collections, Lauren Groff has merged wide-screen history with intimate stories about women seeking and confronting power, including in her latest spirited — and triumphant — release “Brawler.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
Mickey Mouse and his friends converse on a wide-screen television in the lounge.
From BBC ● Jan. 7, 2025
Occasionally composers will be asked to create “invisible overlays,” where they make adjustments that are imperceptible to most listeners but nudge a song toward a more wide-screen sound.
From New York Times ● Jan. 6, 2023
The dark side of human nature is live-streaming in Technicolor, playing on every wide-screen TV and on full display in theaters across the United States this summer.
From Salon ● Aug. 4, 2022
I could almost imagine a close-up of my face, projected wide-screen.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
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