plural scripts
1
a
: something written : text
b
: an original or principal instrument or document
c(1)
(2)
: the written text of a stage play, screenplay, or broadcast
specifically : the one used in production or performance
2
a
: a style of printed letters that resembles handwriting
b
: written characters : handwriting
c
: alphabet
3
: a plan of action
4
computing : a sequence of instructions or commands for a computer to execute
especially : one that automates a small task (such as assembling or sorting a set of data)
Two engineers, a biologist and a zoologist wrote a computer script that downloaded the lyrics, band names and genre categories from all songs on the website www.metalkingdom.net. —
Fedor Zarkhin
Fedor Zarkhin
scripted; scripting; scripts
1
: to prepare a script for or from
2
: to provide carefully considered details for (such as a plan of action)
an event carefully scripted to attract attention
Examples of script in a Sentence
Noun (1) has a neat, careful script with delicate loops sold two scripts to the movie studio sending a thank-you note in script—and not just an e-mail—is the only proper way to express one's gratitude Verb I scripted three episodes of the show. The discussion couldn't have gone better if we had scripted it. The trip didn't go as scripted.
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Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke. —Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 People, fans, are drawn to conflict, real or scripted. —Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for script
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Noun
Logan’s script seems intent on making the case that Michael was simply a big kid, frequently cutting to him leafing through his beloved Peter Pan books, dreaming that Neverland is a real place, adoring animals (not his pets! —Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026 While not exactly a feminist screed, the script grants nary a free pass to the glut of hackneyed gender conventions in the golden-age canon without at least cracking a joke. —Naveen Kumar, Variety, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
Wrestlers had always operated under a code of silence, known as kayfabe, that forbade acknowledging that the entire thing was scripted. —Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026 People, fans, are drawn to conflict, real or scripted. —Mac Engel april 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for script
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“Script.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/script. Accessed 26 Apr. 2026.
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