the show must go on
idiom
informal
—used to say that a performance, event, etc., must continue even though there are problems
Examples of the show must go on in a Sentence
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Though Roker is taking some time off, the show must go on.
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As a theater professional, Kriger believes the show must go on.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No matter what happens in private, both understand the show must go on.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Because one, the show must go on; and two, Patti LaBelle will always be the classiest of acts.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
But instead of stopping her show, Rimes was living proof that the show must go on.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
However, for Michelle, the show must go on for the community in honor of Juneteenth — a federal U.S. holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the country.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
Anxiety rules this business, and yet, the show must go on.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 May 2025
To honor her, the remaining cast and crew decided the show must go on.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Jordana Comiter, People.com, 21 Aug. 2025
As a theater professional, Kriger believes the show must go on.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 20 Aug. 2025
No matter what happens in private, both understand the show must go on.
—Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2025
Because one, the show must go on; and two, Patti LaBelle will always be the classiest of acts.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 29 July 2025
But instead of stopping her show, Rimes was living proof that the show must go on.
—Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 26 June 2025
However, for Michelle, the show must go on for the community in honor of Juneteenth — a federal U.S. holiday that commemorates the end of slavery in the country.
—Chase Jordan, Charlotte Observer, 13 June 2025
Anxiety rules this business, and yet, the show must go on.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 20 May 2025
To honor her, the remaining cast and crew decided the show must go on.
—James Poniewozik, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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“The show must go on.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20show%20must%20go%20on. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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