show business
noun
: the arts, occupations, and businesses (such as theater, movies, 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
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The future Goop lifestyle entrepreneur, whose father was filmmaker Bruce Paltrow, grew up as show business royalty in Santa Monica and New York City.
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
That’s happened to many people over the course of a career in show business.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Kudrow will reprise her role as Valerie Cherish, a one-time sitcom star who chronicles her return to show business on a companion reality TV series called The Comeback.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
So the contradictions of Hollywood and show business were much more difficult for him.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 18 June 2025
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Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 July 2025
That’s happened to many people over the course of a career in show business.
—Josh Wigler, HollywoodReporter, 8 July 2025
Kudrow will reprise her role as Valerie Cherish, a one-time sitcom star who chronicles her return to show business on a companion reality TV series called The Comeback.
—Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 27 June 2025
So the contradictions of Hollywood and show business were much more difficult for him.
—Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 18 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for show business
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20business. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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