Sentence examples for onscreen from inspiring English sources

The word "onscreen" is correct and usable in written English
It can be used to describe the action or events that occur within the confines of the screen, such as in movies, television, or video games. For example, "The onscreen romance between the two actors captivated audiences around the world."

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onscreen

adjective

As seen on a screen (as of television, film, or computer) rather than in real life.

  • The two actors had very realistic on-screen romance, but in reality they couldn't stand each other.

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In 2013, Tarantino had said to Guru-Murthy: "I'm shutting your butt down," after being pressed on the link between real and onscreen violence.

A Jump-a-tron machine, for example, allows visitors to set the angle, mass, gravity and power of a virtual environment, then physically jump on to a mat to cause an onscreen character to launch into space.

Nixon says she thinks those who do overdubs deserve onscreen credit like anybody else who helps create a product.

There are, therefore, at least four layers of interpretation and wilful dramatic exaggeration standing between the real Richard III, and Laurence Olivier prancing about onscreen with a fake nose, rolling his Rs like there's no tomorrrrrow and threatening to kill everyone.

Disney films now ban smoking onscreen, so notorious chain-smoker Walt appears mostly tobacco-free (the film-makers get away with showing him stubbing out a cigarette).

His enthusiasm aside, most talk about onscreen clothes in terms of avoiding disaster rather than courting triumph.

Though he could be lascivious in Secret Agent and Strange Cargo (1940) or erotically obsessed in Karl Freund's Mad Love (1935), onscreen sexlessness suited Lorre, who was rarely (if ever) allowed a successful romantic relationship.

He works his way through a spate of Biblically themed murders – making time for some fat- and slut-shaming along the way – but only appears onscreen about 90 minutes into the film, alongside Morgan Freeman and Brad Pitt's classic good-cop, bad-cop double act.

But despite the technical complexity of what's onscreen, we are essentially watching a six-way chamber piece.

Dreamworks, the studio behind Oscar-winning American Beauty has refused to let MTV use a clip of Kevin Spacey and Mena Suvari in a clinch for the network's ninth annual Movie Awards, despite the smooch snagging a viewers' nomination for best onscreen kiss.

What you focus on, when he’s onscreen, is the mobile central portion of his face, but, close up, his angular cheekbones and wide-set, almond-shaped brown eyes are striking.

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