game show

noun

: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)

Examples of game show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Unfortunately for Pharoah and Lowe, there are some exclusions including for game shows, so the pair are likely to keep traveling to Europe for their paychecks. — Peter White, Deadline, 24 Sep. 2026

Indeed, the corporate game show host — still not entirely sure what that is — was indeed voted out during Wednesday’s Egyptian Eviction. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 24 Sep. 2026

Could there possibly be more gained from using Wilder’s nasal croon than lost in viewers put off by the manipulation of a dead man’s image (or rather, sound) for a game show? — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Sep. 2026

Emmy Award-winning game show host Newton, 56, hosted the Las Vegas incarnation, which was anchored from 2006 to 2013 at the former Bally’s Casino and Hotel property along the famed strip. — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1958, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for game show

• afterglow
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Kids Definition

game show

noun

: a television program in which contestants compete for prizes in a game (as a quiz)