Example Sentences

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Public service broadcasters in the Netherlands and Iceland will screen the competition, despite neither taking part.

From Barron's • May 11, 2026

The animated movie, already a hit on streaming, will screen to sell-out crowds in theaters for special sing-along showings.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2025

“The Birthday” will screen at Alamo Drafthouse Theaters nationwide on 10/1 as a one-night-only event, followed by a theatrical expansion throughout October.

From Salon • Oct. 1, 2024

Under a new partnership with TNT Sports, BBC Sport will screen 14 games per season, including the final at Wembley.

From BBC • May 14, 2024

Your men will screen the frontier line, and behind that screen I will get our militia force in order, while meantime you are reconnoitring the enemy.

From Salute to Adventurers by Buchan, John