Examples of showbiz in a Sentence
Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.
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Then, there’s Agatha (Wasikowska) dropping into town seemingly from the sky to enact a grand plan involving her estranged family, self-help guru Stafford Weiss (Cusack), and her unctuous showbiz mom (Williams, making the case that Lady Macbeth really could’ve just used a damn cigarette).
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The tie couldn't have been more representative of Hollywood at a crossroads, with showbiz veteran Katharine Hepburn winning for her wicked turn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, alongside Barbra Streisand for her brassy film debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Everything that is at stake in the optics of the ultimate showbiz arrival ceremony.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
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Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 20 Mar. 2026
Welcome to Rendering, a Deadline column reporting at the intersection of AI and showbiz.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 18 Mar. 2026
The tie couldn't have been more representative of Hollywood at a crossroads, with showbiz veteran Katharine Hepburn winning for her wicked turn as Eleanor of Aquitaine in The Lion in Winter, alongside Barbra Streisand for her brassy film debut as Fanny Brice in Funny Girl.
—Darren Franich, Entertainment Weekly, 15 Mar. 2026
Everything that is at stake in the optics of the ultimate showbiz arrival ceremony.
—Emily Yahr, Washington Post, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Showbiz.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showbiz. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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