screen persona

collocation in English

meaningsofscreenandpersona

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screen
noun[C]
uk
/skriːn/us
/skriːn/
a flat surface in a cinema, on a television, or as part of a computer, on which pictures or words ...
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persona
noun[C]
uk
/pəˈsəʊ.nə/us
/pɚˈsoʊ.nə/
the particular type of character that a person seems to have and that is often different from their real or ...
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(Definition ofscreenandpersonafrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofscreen persona

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His television andscreenpersonawas that of a shy, timid but kind man who wore thick eyeglasses and spoke in a pedantic, high-pitched voice.
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She felt this way because she was willing to satirize her own smallscreenpersona, her character was the definition of feminine passivity.
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Herscreenpersonawas that of a carefree, energetic young woman who faced everyday problems with optimism.
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The role solidified hisscreenpersonaas a wisecracking, arrogant leading man.
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In the early 1970s she established herscreenpersonaas a free-spirited, beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon.
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With his cool, blond baby-face looks and a touch of menace, of meanness, he had established ascreenpersonaas strong as any of the time.
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While he was a popular draw with female audiences, some male audiences mocked his onscreen persona and questioned his masculinity.
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His television andscreenpersonawas that of a shy, timid but kind man who wore thick eyeglasses and spoke in a pedantic, high-pitched voice.
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She felt this way because she was willing to satirize her own smallscreenpersona, her character was the definition of feminine passivity.
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Herscreenpersonawas that of a carefree, energetic young woman who faced everyday problems with optimism.
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The role solidified hisscreenpersonaas a wisecracking, arrogant leading man.
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In the early 1970s she established herscreenpersonaas a free-spirited, beautiful young woman and became a fashion icon.
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Chaplin adopted the character as hisscreenpersona, and attempted to make suggestions for the films he appeared in.
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With his cool, blond baby-face looks and a touch of menace, of meanness, he had established ascreenpersonaas strong as any of the time.
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Sinatra launched a second career as a dramatic film actor, and became admired for ascreenpersonadistinctly tougher than his smooth singing style.
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Grant'sscreenpersonaof later films, in the new millennium, gradually developed into a cynical, self-loathing cad.
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Thornton'sscreenpersonahas been described by the press as that of a tattooed, hirsute man's man.
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While he was a popular draw with female audiences, some male audiences mocked his onscreen persona and questioned his masculinity.
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Bogart's convincing interpretation became the archetype for a private detective in the "film noir" genre, providing him near-instant acclaim and rounding and solidifying his onscreen persona.
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