Examples of prequel in a Sentence
Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 6 Apr. 2024
The original Omen has spawned a number of remakes, sequels, and now, a prequel, with director Arkasha Stevenson's The First Omen delving into the terrifying conspiracy that brought about Damien's birth in Rome.
—Megan McCluskey, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
Related Articles Best of all, the series is thankfully not a prequel nor a reboot, and, refreshingly, not a sequel.
—Randy Myers, The Mercury News, 27 Mar. 2024
Starz, meanwhile, is developing a Power prequel series, Origins, which would follow Ghost and Tommy.
—Lesley Goldberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Mar. 2024
The trailers also tease a return to Winterfell, the snowy home of the Starks that is ruled over by Cregan Stark in the prequel.
—Selena Kuznikov, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
On Oscar Sunday, the Queen’s Gambit Emmy nominee teased her Mad Max prequel, which debuts in theaters on May 24, while speaking to Cox ahead on the red carpet.
—Jack Smart, Peoplemag, 12 Mar. 2024
For seven seasons the prequel series Young Sheldon followed the childhood origin story of theoretical physicist Sheldon Cooper, played by Iain Armitage.
—Emily Tannenbaum, Glamour, 6 Mar. 2024
Max also announced a June 16 release date for the eight-episode second season of the Game of Thrones prequel that picks up where the first season of the Emmy-winning show left off.
—Christy Piña, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Mar. 2024
These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'prequel.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.
Word History
pre- + -quel (as in sequel)
1958, in the meaning defined above
Dictionary Entries Near prequel
Cite this Entry
“Prequel.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prequel. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
Copy Citation
More from Merriam-Webster on prequel
Britannica English: Translation of prequel for Arabic Speakers
Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about prequel
Share