show business
noun
: the arts, occupations, and businesses (such as theater, motion pictures, and television) that comprise the entertainment industry
Examples of show business in a Sentence
She has been in show business for over 30 years.
actors trying to break into show business
Recent Examples on the Web
Like all operations in show business, output from Participant sputtered over the pandemic to only two films released in 2022 and 2023, down from around three times that in years prior.
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Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 13, some of the biggest names in show business got all dressed up for the Breakthrough Prize Honors Ceremony at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, California.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
After the first game was released in 2000, the suburban setting of the franchise was expanded, via sequel and expansion packs, to include an almost never-ending array of settings and tones such as vacations, show business, dating, high school life, even magic and vampires.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
His start in show business came after winning a talent competition on Arthur Godfrey's CBS show, leading him to sign with King Records as a teenager.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The isolation that Candy had felt in any sort of community—in her birth family, at school, in show business—had left her not wanting to join any group as an adult.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the 15-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has show business in her blood.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
Swift, of course, is a show business phenomenon who sells out stadiums around the world, including here at U.S. Bank Stadium last June.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Like her character, Diana Nyad, Bening is being positioned as an endurance artist, someone who has persevered through decades of show business.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 13, some of the biggest names in show business got all dressed up for the Breakthrough Prize Honors Ceremony at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, California.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
After the first game was released in 2000, the suburban setting of the franchise was expanded, via sequel and expansion packs, to include an almost never-ending array of settings and tones such as vacations, show business, dating, high school life, even magic and vampires.
—Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 20 Mar. 2024
His start in show business came after winning a talent competition on Arthur Godfrey's CBS show, leading him to sign with King Records as a teenager.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 7 Mar. 2024
The isolation that Candy had felt in any sort of community—in her birth family, at school, in show business—had left her not wanting to join any group as an adult.
—Hilton Als, The New Yorker, 8 Apr. 2024
Vivienne Jolie-Pitt, the 15-year-old daughter of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, has show business in her blood.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 5 Apr. 2024
Swift, of course, is a show business phenomenon who sells out stadiums around the world, including here at U.S. Bank Stadium last June.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 3 Feb. 2024
Like her character, Diana Nyad, Bening is being positioned as an endurance artist, someone who has persevered through decades of show business.
—Michael Schulman, The New Yorker, 26 Feb. 2024
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20business. Accessed 25 Apr. 2024.
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