Used in a Sentence

screenplay

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for screenplay.

Editorial note

There are auto-complete screenplay software that basically make a composite of the top 100 best selling screenplays & do what in the industry is called a flip.

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Definitions2
Parts of speech2

Quick take

To write a screenplay.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of screenplay gathered in one view.

verb

To write a screenplay.

noun

(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for screenplay.

verb

To write a screenplay.

noun

(authorship, cinematography) A script for a movie or a television show; especially, the former specifically.

Example sentences

1

There are auto-complete screenplay software that basically make a composite of the top 100 best selling screenplays & do what in the industry is called a flip.

2

Writing a passable screenplay took five days, about six hours a day (evenings 6 - midnight).

3

There are screenplay formulas though, which are more granular than form he presented in that text.

4

At no point does Gerritsen allege that Cuaron's screenplay included any of Gerritsen's writing.

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He's writing a screenplay and dreaming about a cast that will never happen.

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I don't think the screenplay could have been legally used without agreements with at least some of the authors there.

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It also makes the sci-fi facet of the screenplay much more intelligent.

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In the WB production, Cuaron and his son wrote the entire screenplay.

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And I'm sure you've spent time doing things to pay the bills when you could have been working on your screenplay.

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I'm so glad that you used a screenplay as an example, since Shakespeare created all his works without the benefit of copyright.

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These data-driven screenplay software might suggest that if you take the ladies from Thelma & Louise & replace them with grizzly old men, you get Unforgiven.

12

They can call the screenplay 2101: A Penguin Odyssey.

Quote examples

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I'm reminded of this comment[1] by screenplay author David Simon: "Labour doesn't get to win all its arguments, capital doesn't get to.

2

The fact that the author of the book and a contributor to the punch-up of the screenplay was unaware that one of the most famous directors in Hollywood was "attached" to the project suggests that the word "attached" was meant in its more casual meaning.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use screenplay in a sentence?

There are auto-complete screenplay software that basically make a composite of the top 100 best selling screenplays & do what in the industry is called a flip.

What does screenplay mean?

To write a screenplay.

What part of speech is screenplay?

screenplay is commonly used as verb, noun.