summer stock

noun

: theatrical productions of stock companies presented during the summer

Examples of summer stock in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Rather than being appalled, Meisner was impressed, and McQueen became a serial student, studying with Uta Hagen and Lee Strasberg and building his resume in summer stock and television. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Lowe, now 62, grew up in Dayton, Ohio, doing summer stock theater before moving to California following his parents’ divorce. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026

Sterling Point has a bit of a love triangle with Annie and Rory, the rich summer stock played by Daniel Quinn-Toye, and Ellis, the island local played by Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie. — Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 18 Aug. 2026

Director Kenneth Branagh films Asgard with swoopy-silly grandeur, Peter Jackson gone to summer stock. — Ew Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1884, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for summer stock

• aftershock
• antiknock
• arawak
• hollyhock
• interlock
• manioc
• shuttlecock
• tomahawk
• weathercock
• alcock
• beanstalk
• bedrock