Examples of sci-fi in a Sentence
Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 5 Apr. 2024
Villeneuve and Legendary are currently developing a third movie in his Dune series that is based on the writings of sci-fi author Frank Herbert.
—Ryan Gajewski, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Apr. 2024
Accelerating the Razor’s development has had other consequences, which are negative to sci-fi lovers of jetpacks.
—J. George Gorant, Robb Report, 4 Apr. 2024
The dystopian sci-fi epic follows Neo (Reeves), a computer hacker who is summoned to join a cyber-intelligence rebellion after discovering that humanity is trapped inside a simulated reality known as the Matrix.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 3 Apr. 2024
The bleak German sci-fi series begins in the modern era with a concerned town searching for missing children, but a nearby wormhole brings in some time travel elements that make everything more complex and captivating.
—Chris Snellgrove, EW.com, 2 Apr. 2024
The sci-fi series' creator, Chris Carter, opened up about the casting process for the original cult classic and how the show's network had different ideas about who should land the role of leading lady.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 2 Apr. 2024
After three weeks of release, the sci-fi epic has grossed $232 million in North America and more than $500 million globally.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 24 Mar. 2024
To date, director Denis Villeneuve’s acclaimed sci-fi epic has taken in $233 million at the domestic box office and $574 million globally and has become the eighth-highest-grossing Imax release ever.
—Josh Rottenberg, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2024
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Word History
shortened from science fiction
1954, in the meaning defined above
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“Sci-fi.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sci-fi. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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