How to Use trilogy in a Sentence

trilogy

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  • The Three-Body Problem is the first in a trilogy that spans, in the end, millions of years.
    — Vanessa Armstrong, Vulture, 27 July 2023
  • This the first in a trilogy, based on Jenny Han's books.
    — Stacey Grant, Seventeen, 22 Apr. 2023
  • When the first book in the trilogy was published in 2009, most of its readers were young teens.
    — Malia Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 19 Aug. 2023
  • This version of Spidey didn't even make it to a trilogy.
    — Good Housekeeping, 6 Apr. 2023
  • The stripper at the heart of the film trilogy is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Mike Lane, the stripper played by Tatum at the heart of the film trilogy, is working frantically not to lose his shirt.
    — Esther Zuckerman, New York Times, 10 Feb. 2023
  • The show is based on a book trilogy by the Chinese novelist Liu Cixin.
    — Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Mar. 2024
  • Like many Hollywood sagas, Biskind’s turns out to be a trilogy.
    — Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 30 Oct. 2023
  • The film takes place years after the events of the previous trilogy from director Matt Reeves.
    — Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2023
  • With a $75 million price tag, MGM’s newest entry is the most expensive film in the trilogy.
    — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 1 Mar. 2023
  • At its core, the original trilogy is about a young boy trying to save the galaxy and start his heroic journey.
    — Herb Scribner, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Taking place in the time between the end of the original trilogy and The Force Awakens, the show's first season earned rave reviews from critics.
    — Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 17 Jan. 2023
  • If that wasn’t intriguing enough, the stainless-steel sports car, which is famous for its role in the Back to the Future trilogy, only has 977 miles on the odometer.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2023
  • He was persuaded to avoid the D-word for his other shows in the trilogy, but Dante’s framework remains his touchstone.
    — Nathan Heller, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2023
  • The book, originally published as a trilogy, is set in a version of Egypt where wishes are for sale.
    — Sarah Mupo, STAT, 5 July 2023
  • The trilogy is inspired by the history of the author’s family.
    — Marion Winik, Washington Post, 27 June 2023
  • The final film won 11 Academy Awards (the trilogy won 17 overall).
    — Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2023
  • Moved on to this next literary trilogy, or moved on in Hollywood as well?
    — Seija Rankin, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2023
  • Set in a near-future in which dinosaurs have spread across the globe, the third Jurassic World movie went big, even bringing in the stars of the original Jurassic Park to join the stars of the second trilogy.
    — Keith Phipps, Rolling Stone, 2 Jan. 2023
  • This movie trilogy based on R.L. Stine’s best-selling book series begins in a small town called Shadyside.
    — Olivia Evans, Women's Health, 21 Aug. 2023
  • The stakes are getting higher as Fall is becoming a trilogy.
    — Benjamin Vanhoose, Peoplemag, 31 Oct. 2023
  • From there, the stage was set for an unknown journey across an entire trilogy of games (another three discs!).
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 22 Feb. 2024
  • But Corden did, in fact, put himself in the running for Peter Jackson's film trilogy.
    — Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2022
  • Those sections are what makes this Equalizer 3 the de facto highlight of the trilogy, even if calling this a great movie is stretching it.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2023
  • After the critical acclaim for Matt Reeves' The Batman, there was no question there'd be a sequel; this will be the second movie in a planned trilogy.
    — Men's Health, 3 Feb. 2023
  • This album appears to be the final release of Suga's mixtape trilogy, which was pointed out by the press statement.
    — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 2 Apr. 2023
  • The sequel trilogy, of course, for a lot of fans, merely turned into an excuse for Disney and Lucasfilm to milk the franchise for more, so your mileage may vary.
    — Ruth Johnson, EW.com, 5 Jan. 2023
  • Fox made a big donation to his environmental green fund to make sure the trilogy rises to the tippity top of his to-do list.
    — Hunter Harris, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2023
  • The book also lifted plot points and verbatim phrases from Tolkien’s trilogy, the lawsuit claimed.
    — Daniel Wu, Washington Post, 19 Dec. 2023
  • The issue is to finish the 3 Body Problem book trilogy by Cixin Liu would require at least three seasons, two more covering the next two books.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes, 30 Mar. 2024

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