How to Use on film in a Sentence

on film

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  • The moment was captured on film, with Monroe extending a black-gloved hand for the king to shake.
    — Nicole Briese, PEOPLE, 29 June 2026
  • Michael Patrick Jann directed the sketches that were with a [professional] crew or shot on film or Beta.
    — Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 5 July 2026
  • More than 30% of respondents to a 2024 Ilford Photo survey on film photography were in the 25-34 age group.
    — Rotem Rozental, The Conversation, 29 June 2026
  • The Eternal Sunshine Tour kicked off earlier this month, marking Grande's return to the road after several years focused on film and music projects, including her role as Glinda in the film adaptation of Wicked.
    — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
  • The longtime character actor debuted on film in the classic The Last Picture Show (1971), and not long afterward earned an Oscar nomination for Hal Ashby’s The Last Detail (1973), alongside Jack Nicholson.
    — Maggie Fremont, Entertainment Weekly, 3 July 2026

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