How to Use prequel in a Sentence

prequel

noun
  • His next film will be a prequel to last year's hit movie.
  • What doesn’t work as well are prequels.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
  • So a midquel to a prequel to a prequel.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
  • No word yet on if dad will appear in the prequel.
    — Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Dec. 2025
  • Frankly, this looks scary and is a fitting prequel to the films.
    — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 Sep. 2025
  • Blood of My Blood is, of course, a prequel.
    — Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
  • Plus, the amount of people who watched this movie would know these guys are in the prequel.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
  • And with a prequel and a sequel, this franchise can last a long haul.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2023
  • The prequels, on the other hand, felt more like an elephant in the room.
    — Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 11 July 2024
  • Childhood is not a prequel to adulthood.
    — Sloane Crosley, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
  • Star Wars has lots of prequels and prequels of prequels.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Over on the big screen, a film prequel is also in the works at Paramount.
    — Leena Kim, Town & Country, 19 July 2021
  • The Weapons prequel is only one of his options.
    — Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Co-created by the minds behind and , serves as a prequel to their films.
    — Billie Melissa, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
  • The Star Trek franchise loves a good prequel, and now there's a new one.
    — Lisa Respers France, CNN, 7 May 2022
  • Plus, there's a prequel book, which is what House of Dragon is based on.
    — Jordyn Taylor, Men's Health, 29 Apr. 2022
  • Most of the time, prequels are little better than fan-fiction.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2025
  • The prequel escalated on both sides of the ledger.
    — Ryan Brennan march 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Lion King scribe Jeff Nathanson has penned a draft of the prequel.
    — Aaron Couch, Billboard, 29 Sep. 2020
  • Yeah, where the prequel goes from here is really up to Peacock.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 11 June 2026
  • The Hunger Games prequel movie is based on a new book by Suzanne Collins.
    — Erica Gonzales, ELLE, 30 Apr. 2022
  • People made this case against the Star Wars prequels when they were first announced.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Welcome to Derry, a series and prequel to their films.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
  • And that's not even the only new Game of Thrones prequel in the works for Max.
    — Samuel Axon, Ars Technica, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Some were sequels — or prequels — which turned out to be as good as, or better, than expected.
    — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 27 Oct. 2025
  • There would be a prequel, multiple sequels, and a spinoff series.
    — Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The Netflix prequel marks the first time a real-life dog will take on the role as the snack-loving pup.
    — Marina Watts, Entertainment Weekly, 8 June 2026
  • That darkness pushes Julia to make a shocking choice in the third episode of the prequel.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Breath of the Wild, but in the meantime, there's a Breath of the Wild prequel in the works.
    — Nick Romano, EW.com, 8 Sep. 2020
  • Legally Blonde prequel Elle is paying tribute to one of its stars.
    — Samantha Highfill, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

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