Get to know Tentpole better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning.
Tentpole meaning
- One of the poles used to hold up a tent.
- A large-scale entertainment production that is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors.
Using Tentpole
- The main meaning on this page is: One of the poles used to hold up a tent. | A large-scale entertainment production that is a major source of revenue for its studio, television network, or investors.
- In the example corpus, tentpole often appears in combinations such as: tentpole films, tentpole events, major tentpole.
Context around Tentpole
- Average sentence length in these examples: 28.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 9 middle, 6 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Tentpole
- In this selection, "tentpole" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 28.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, major, superman, superhero, events, films and superhero stand out and add context to how "tentpole" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a disney tentpole of that and a reliable tentpole for television. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "tentpole" sits close to words such as abaribe, abbasids and abstentions, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with tentpole
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
ComingSoon can exclusively reveal the “Free for Fall” tentpole slate for Vizio’s WatchFree+. (14 words)
When it comes to major tentpole movies one of the toughest, but most important jobs, is preventing spoilers. (18 words)
And just as thrash metal had its Big 4, this subgenre had its tentpole bands that came to define a movement. (21 words)
Maybe I’m wrong about legs and the lack of tentpole theatrical competition between now and Raya and the Last Dragon in March, both of which could be mitigated by mixed word-of-mouth and being available on HBO Max domestically for the first month. (45 words)
Keaton’s disappointment in “Dumbo” mirrors that of Burton, who has been quite honest in the years since the film’s 2019 theatrical release about how making a Disney tentpole of that size was not the most enjoyable experience. (39 words)
That means Holland will star in two theatrical offerings that July, as he’s also boarded Christopher Nolan’s next movie, which comes out on July 17. are the other tentpole releases currently slated for July 2026. (37 words)
So what do you think of Warner Bros being the ones to bite the bullet and get the first major tentpole out, even if it’s before domestic — and without New York and L.A.? (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
According to Variety, Davis will reprise her role as Amanda Waller on next year's Max series "" and possibly in the new "Superman" tentpole.
DC's latest superhero tentpole, The Flash, earns an underwhelming domestic take at the opening weekend box office amid lukewarm critical reception.
Finally, while specific numbers aren't yet available, is reported to have a much lower budget than most tentpole superhero movies, which will help it commercially, if not critically.
From the first broadcast of “Wrestling At The Marigold” aired on the DuMont Network in 1949, professional wrestling has been a reliable tentpole for television.
More than 70 balloons from across the U.S. are set to participate in the tentpole event, which will run from Sept. 2-4 at Memorial Park.
Not everything can be a blockbuster, a tentpole, and I think there’s a lot of desire out there to fill that space.
Prior to that, she spent nearly a decade with Starz Entertainment, where she oversaw the publicity and awards efforts for its tentpole original series, including universe.
Until the writers strike comes to some kind of conclusion—hopefully one that benefits the creatives behind these big tentpole shows like —you can watch the first four previous seasons over on Netflix.
Where linear shone was within sports, tentpole events and news—many of which took up major shares of stage time since stars of scripted series were notably absent in support of the writers' strike.
And just as thrash metal had its Big 4, this subgenre had its tentpole bands that came to define a movement.
ComingSoon can exclusively reveal the “Free for Fall” tentpole slate for Vizio’s WatchFree+.
Keaton’s disappointment in “Dumbo” mirrors that of Burton, who has been quite honest in the years since the film’s 2019 theatrical release about how making a Disney tentpole of that size was not the most enjoyable experience.
That means Holland will star in two theatrical offerings that July, as he’s also boarded Christopher Nolan’s next movie, which comes out on July 17. are the other tentpole releases currently slated for July 2026.
When it comes to major tentpole movies one of the toughest, but most important jobs, is preventing spoilers.
Already tentpole films like “Black Widow” have been shifted off the release calendar to unannounced dates, and it’s possible more postponements for June titles like “Wonder Woman 1984” could come next.
I think that those sort of tentpole events are something that definitely translated over from the streetwear world, from the sneaker world, into the mainstream.
It’s the summer of at-home blockbusters and that’s exactly where composer Joseph Trapanese finished scoring Netflix’s latest action-packed tentpole, Project Power — at his.
Maybe I’m wrong about legs and the lack of tentpole theatrical competition between now and Raya and the Last Dragon in March, both of which could be mitigated by mixed word-of-mouth and being available on HBO Max domestically for the first month.
So what do you think of Warner Bros being the ones to bite the bullet and get the first major tentpole out, even if it’s before domestic — and without New York and L.A.?
We will have the return of our tentpole films like F9 and Minions: The Rise Of Gru, and an avalanche of new TV shows.
Common combinations with tentpole
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- tentpole films 4×
- tentpole events 3×
- major tentpole 3×
- superhero tentpole 2×
- the tentpole 2×
- blockbuster tentpole 2×
- its tentpole 2×
- disney tentpole 2×
- tentpole of 2×
- of tentpole 2×