How to Use Tinseltown in a Sentence

Tinseltown

noun
  • Stacey Wilson Hunt is on the case to find the best Tinseltown tales.
    Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 26 Mar. 2025
  • This doesn’t necessarily mean that all is well in Tinseltown, though — at least not yet.
    Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Aug. 2024
  • Here’s to hoping that the house that Adolph Zukor built stays a beacon of light in Tinseltown.
    Chris Yogerst, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 July 2024
  • This Mamba trio will be a monument to Tinseltown excess and poor taste in front of the arena.
    Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2024
  • But another color was the talk of Tinseltown on Sunday as pale blue and mint gowns ruled the carpet.
    Maane Khatchatourian, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2024
  • But a closer look at the global box office recovery indicates that Tinseltown does not have the field to itself.
    Patrick Frater, Variety, 12 May 2023
  • Strikes by actors and writers have ground Tinseltown to a halt, preventing stars from showing up at San Diego’s big show.
    Natallie Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 July 2023
  • Yet, what this means for the careers of McKellar and Park in Tinseltown going forward doesn’t look good.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 8 Aug. 2025
  • And naturally, being so close to Tinseltown, concierge same-day wedding services were available.
    Eva Hartman, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2024
  • That’s what another top Tinseltown donor simply called the campaign take on the debate after receiving the email today.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 28 June 2024
  • However, perhaps none of those players captured the hearts of Tinseltown like Johnson and Bryant.
    Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Aug. 2025
  • He was eventually cut during the round of 32, but decided to stay in Tinseltown to pursue acting.
    Marlene Lenthang, NBC News, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The devastation is likely to cast a shadow over the remainder of this awards season, but in keeping with the spirit of Tinseltown, the show must, and will, go on.
    Megan McCluskey, TIME, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Despite the sparkle that is synonymous with Tinseltown, most of the actors working in America’s dream factory do not earn enough to live.
    Reis Thebault, Washington Post, 30 July 2023
  • Now one of Hollywood’s greatest icons who helped give birth to the sequel frenzy is savaging Tinseltown over its creative bankruptcy.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 28 May 2024
  • Now, with Hollywood actors joining striking screenwriters last week for the biggest Tinseltown shutdown in more than six decades, things aren't turning out that way.
    The Week Staff, The Week, 23 July 2023
  • In Tinseltown, the velvet ropes will part for celebrities, but in Thai Town and Koreatown, the challenge is getting recognized.
    Frank Shyong, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2023
  • Why not let out your fury at the Tinseltown machine by kickboxing, beating your mattress with a baseball bat, or screaming obscenities at the Hollywood sign at 3 am?
    Remy Blumenfeld, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
  • As the company takes its $100 million stride, the buzz in Tinseltown is just the beginning of what promises to be a groundbreaking journey from the boardroom to the box office spotlight.
    Sara Smith, Variety, 15 Dec. 2023
  • In some Hollywood films, this partnership is a recipe for catastrophe, but in this suburb not far from Tinseltown, AI and robots are working in a restaurant kitchen.
    Joy Benedict, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Tinseltown’s enviable weather always calls for outdoor revelry — from Malibu beach gatherings to Bel-Air poolside soirées.
    Elycia Rubin, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
  • Sanchez works for his friends’ small photo company, Tinseltown Holiday Photo, posing for portraits from a cushy red chair between the escalators in the central court.
    Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2023
  • The season encompasses more than just some of the best big-band music around, but also stories of jazz artists old and new, a beloved Christmas TV special, the geekiness of video games and the razzle-dazzle of Tinseltown.
    Patrick Neas, Kansas City Star, 24 June 2024
  • Artificial intelligence presents an existential threat to Tinseltown.
    Dr. Jonathan Reichental, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025

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