big screen

noun

1. an informal name for the cinema

Example Sentences

“Who’d have ever thought that a young man from South Dakota, grew up in a place called Darkside, would be on a big screen?” the former Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe law enforcement officer said during his speech, choking up.

From Los Angeles Times

The ringside doctor took a look at Serrano after another clash of heads in the fifth, as the crowd gasped at the close-up on the big screen.

From BBC

Defensive teammates watching on the sideline crane their necks toward the big screen.

From Los Angeles Times

His job was to adapt the beloved Broadway musical “Wicked” to the big screen.

From Los Angeles Times

Away from the big screen, a new Paddington musical is being developed for the stage, with McFly's Tom Fletcher set to write the music and lyrics.

From BBC

Related Words

• film
• movie house
• movie theater