summer stock

noun

: theatrical productions of stock companies presented during the summer

Examples of summer stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Extravagances like Broadway shows weren’t in their budget, so Michaelson grew up on summer stock productions. Rob Tannenbaum, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2024 As a teen-ager, Rauch worked at a summer stock theatre in Westport, Connecticut. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, The New Yorker, 9 Jan. 2024 Big stars from Marlon Brando to Groucho Marx to Tallulah Bankhead played there during the heyday of the summer stock era. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 5 Jan. 2024 In one Massachusetts summer stock production, Sinclair Lewis himself appeared onstage, playing the role of the heroic journalist who helps defeat the fascist militia. Adam Hochschild, Smithsonian Magazine, 26 Oct. 2023 Early summer stock market enthusiasm has all but died out, with investors selling U.S. equity exchange-trade funds for a second straight week. Jack Pitcher, WSJ, 28 Aug. 2023 One reason the summer stock market rally is cooling: Mixed signals on inflation. WSJ, 11 Aug. 2023 Her third and last performance as Emily is in a Michigan summer stock production, in a town called Tom Lake. Priscilla Gilman, BostonGlobe.com, 3 Aug. 2023 Because of their cold-weather hardiness, mums require a slightly different care routine than your standard summer stock like begonias and petunias. Kate McGregor, House Beautiful, 20 July 2023

These examples are programmatically compiled from various online sources to illustrate current usage of the word 'summer stock.' Any opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback about these examples.

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of summer stock was in 1884

Dictionary Entries Near summer stock

Cite this Entry

“Summer stock.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/summer%20stock. Accessed 26 Apr. 2024.

More from Merriam-Webster on summer stock

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!