How to Use stop-motion in a Sentence

stop-motion

noun
  • There were a lot of challenges to do that stuff in stop-motion.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 7 Nov. 2023
  • For more on what makes the stop-motion movie so special, check out our review.
    — Andrew Webster, The Verge, 13 Mar. 2023
  • There isn't any stop-motion work or anything physical like that.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 26 Nov. 2025
  • Those are all homemade, that kind of stop-motion animation.
    — Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Prieto made sketches to figure out the technique, and then used it to create a short stop-motion film.
    — Stephania Taladrid, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025
  • When a stop-motion alien shows up and steals the meteorite, the town is forced to quarantine and go a little cuckoo.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 24 May 2023
  • Aardman’s legendary stop-motion franchise is back with a new feature in time for the holidays.
    — Rafael Motamayor, IndieWire, 16 June 2024
  • The stop-motion digital series about a jolly, mumbling, pint-size cook serves up a big slice of serotonin.
    — Sonal Dutt, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
  • Nintendo also revealed a new series of stop-motion video shorts designed for kids.
    — PC Magazine, 8 Aug. 2025
  • The stop-motion short tells the simplistic tale of a bear who comes under the care of a maternal (paternal?
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Or at its stop-motion collaborations with one of Britain’s most beloved studios.
    — James Grebey, Vulture, 31 Jan. 2025
  • The duo also have the stop-motion movie Wildwood set to release in 2025.
    — Raven Brunner, Peoplemag, 29 May 2024
  • That aforementioned stop-motion-animation puppet plays a big part as well.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In other words, there’s a lot to chew on while marveling at its color scheme, stop-motion animation and set design.
    — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 18 May 2026
  • Released in 2000, the film went on to become the highest-grossing stop-motion film of all time.
    — Patrick Frater, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
  • But stop-motion filmmakers don’t bring the Hollywood flash or glamor.
    — Mike Rogoway | [email protected], oregonlive, 19 Mar. 2023
  • The folk tunes, combined with stop-motion visuals, add a poetic touch to themes such as resilience, heartbreak and growth.
    — Common Sense Media, Washington Post, 26 July 2024
  • A couple of years later, Rick contacted me about the stop-motion effects in Pee-wee.
    — Simon Bland, IndieWire, 6 Aug. 2025
  • This is the only stop-motion feature film in the official competition.
    — Jamie Lang, Variety, 23 Apr. 2025
  • Genres run the gamut, from horror and comedy to stop-motion animation.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 27 May 2026
  • Working with so many moving parts simultaneously on a stop-motion set requires a great deal of pre-planning and thought.
    — Blake Simons, IndieWire, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Sora is above and beyond any current AI video generators, which feel more like stop-motion reels than true videos.
    — Maxwell Zeff / Gizmodo, Quartz, 14 Mar. 2024
  • The two were seen laughing together as Sweeney raised her hand in a playful stop-motion while Braun pointed his finger at her.
    — Danielle Minnetian, FOXNews.com, 29 Nov. 2025
  • Booth posted a stop-motion-style video of her and Mock shooting off tubes filled with blue confetti and captioned the post with a simple blue heart emoji.
    — Jamie Ballard, Peoplemag, 7 Mar. 2023
  • The beauty of stop-motion is that everything must be made by hand, even more so back in 2006 when the film began its production.
    — Emiliana Betancourt, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
  • There was also Nigel’s devotion to the stop-motion character Gumby.
    — Rob Reiner, New Yorker, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The live-action hybrid stop-motion film recently picked up the Annie Award for indie feature as well as two other awards.
    — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 6 Mar. 2023
  • To combat the challenge of making abstract concepts visual, the team leaned heavily on animation and stop-motion work.
    — Kennedy French, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Twenty-three years later, the sequel seems like a shoo-in for a nom, boasting Aardman’s trademark mix of British wit and amusing stop-motion work.
    — Peter Debruge, Variety, 5 Dec. 2023
  • Honestly, stop-motion is such a rigorous process, so ill-suited for improvisation.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026

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