How to Use blockbuster in a Sentence

blockbuster

noun
  • The blockbuster is so far the highest grossing movie of the year.
    — Marianne Garvey, CNN, 27 Apr. 2022
  • No one would need a show that retold the same blockbuster movie.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 28 Jan. 2024
  • The fact there seems to be a brand-new blockbuster TV show on every week now.
    — James Hibberd, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Feb. 2022
  • The crew from the latest Godzilla blockbuster were thrilled by their win.
    — Chris Lau, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But don't think this is the only toy based on the blockbuster hit that kids are loving.
    — Ni'kesia Pannell, Woman's Day, 3 Nov. 2022
  • There’s lens flare worthy of a J.J. Abrams blockbuster.
    — Amanda Kooser, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024
  • The city might have been home to the only blockbusters shot in Alabama.
    — John Sharp | , al, 27 Mar. 2023
  • The New Year’s weekend box office this year lacked a true blockbuster.
    — Jake Coyle, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2023
  • Yeah, Tubi is the new Eros of blockbuster or Hollywood video.
    — James Brown, USA TODAY, 9 Oct. 2022
  • But a blockbuster race for control of the Supreme Court has begun to reverse that trend.
    — David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 8 Sep. 2024
  • That four-team blockbuster remains the gift that keeps on giving.
    — Chris Fedor, cleveland, 6 Feb. 2022
  • But they were all nominated for Best Picture in the 1980s — the decade that gave us the blockbuster.
    — Noah Millman, The Week, 28 Feb. 2022
  • Guests aren’t always the A-listers with blockbuster TV shows or films to promote.
    — Mark Kennedy, BostonGlobe.com, 16 Sep. 2023
  • The ruling may not have been quite the blockbuster that either side wanted.
    — Will Oremus, Washington Post, 2 July 2024
  • Three centuries later, the blockbuster is still in print.
    — Sean Kingsley, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2024
  • That kind of buzz could lead to another blockbuster for Pratt.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 9 June 2022
  • The final act features some of the best blockbuster filmmaking in years.
    — Lucas Trevor, Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2023
  • Avoiding spoilers for the next blockbuster movie may cost you.
    — Jacob Passy, WSJ, 27 Aug. 2022
  • Amy Grant has had nothing short of a blockbuster career.
    — Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 5 Feb. 2024
  • The sequel to the 1986 blockbuster became the first of Cruise’s films to reach the billion-dollar milestone at the box office.
    — Toyin Owoseje, CNN, 19 Dec. 2022
  • The blockbuster films have grossed more than $3.4 billion at the worldwide box office.
    — Dave Quinn, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025
  • Michelle Yeoh Michelle Yeoh is an actress known for her work in a number of blockbusters over four decades.
    — Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 3 May 2024
  • His newest lead role, in Netflix’s action blockbuster The Gray Man, has none of that.
    — David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 July 2022
  • As the prow of a five-film Disney blockbuster franchise, he will never be cast out of the citadel of extreme fame and wealth.
    — Jessica Winter, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022
  • The show has been a blockbuster hit, and drew more than 15 million viewers for the Season 4 finale on Jan. 2.
    — oregonlive, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Such is the life of those filming a blockbuster during the pandemic.
    — Clarissa Cruz, EW.com, 10 June 2022
  • But it’s not expected to produce the kind of blockbuster numbers that raise the stock prices of movie theaters.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 4 Mar. 2024
  • As was the case was during the first half of last year, there have been few blockbuster sales so far this year, with the largest topping out at $53 million.
    — Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • Throw in offbeat sports titles, blockbuster remakes of beloved stealth-action games, and even an art-house herding game and this has all the makings of a killer 2025 mid-section.
    — Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 23 May 2025
  • For the record, Zimbabwe lost by an innings and 45 runs in the four-day Test against an England team tuning up for a blockbuster, legacy-defining stretch of Test cricket.
    — Tristan Lavalette, Forbes.com, 25 May 2025

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