entertainments

plural of entertainment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of entertainments Football—besides being one of our more ubiquitous and unrestrained national entertainments—has also become one of the rare arenas in American life where highly specialized language can flourish without censure. — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2026 Among the New Wave of American filmmakers in the mid-’70s, Spielberg and his friend George Lucas stood out as directors with ambitions to make old-fashioned popular entertainments. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Often, producers of these entertainments answer that question through music. — Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 5 June 2026 The park allow visitors to experience the movie stories; the movies remind you of the park rides; the whole reminds you of beloved childhood entertainments. — Mark Lane, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 The party was a most enjoyable dance, typical of the charming informal entertainments for which the club is noted. — From Staff Reports, Memphis Commercial Appeal, 6 Feb. 2026 Television, which greeted the new year with fresh entertainments of all shapes and sizes. — Judy Berman, Time, 30 Jan. 2026 There are other long-running holiday entertainments out there. — David Lyman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Dec. 2025 Music isn’t losing ground just to isolationist listening habits but also to the broader explosion of competing entertainments—on-demand TV and film, immersive gaming platforms, social media. — Jonathan Garrett, The Atlantic, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entertainments
Noun
  • Many travelers speed right by on their way to the flashy amusements of Kemah or Galveston’s sandy beaches.
    — Gabi De la Rosa, Southern Living, 29 July 2026
  • Down a dark stairway is the murky world of Bronc’s Tack Room bar, a cavern with pool tables and the usual Stockyards amusements.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 July 2026
Noun
  • Clever architecture means that the hotel’s true scale—and make no mistake, this is a bells-and-whistles resort with enough diversions to keep guests occupied for weeks—is hidden until the final moment.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Oct. 2026
  • While sprawling resorts have long offered a menu of diversions, hotels are now catering to travelers’ desire for hands-on learning with immersive experiences led by local artisans.
    — Julia Eskins, Vogue, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Marino’s design featured long, red acrylic nails, recreations of Klum’s engagement and wedding rings, a tattoo of her husband Tom Kaulitz’s name and exposed fake tendons and ligaments with Klum’s face visible at the center.
    — Arushi Jacob, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But even those recreations are cut in with actual archival footage, so they are connected.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Beautiful cemeteries can captivate with their artistic and architectural elegance, entice with lessons in local history, and tantalize the senses with botanical delights.
    — Mitchell Gilburne, Architectural Digest, 26 Oct. 2026
  • The meta-musicals have their delights but can be no less demoralizing.
    — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • But the creeping cost of candy is just one hallmark of a year where many houses struggled to afford even the simplest pleasures.
    — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That instinct to preserve some special purchases in spite of pressure from higher prices reflects a kind of little treat economy, when consumers splurge on smaller pleasures even if they’re squeezed by costs.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • For another fun twist on ice-queen glam, take a cue from Zara Larsson and pile on the shimmery silver-white shadow accented with rhinestones in lieu of snowflakes, or perhaps a fresh platinum blonde hair color à la Serena Williams.
    — Kara Nesvig, Allure, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But even the hardest-to-please folks are usually thrilled with a techy gift that makes their life easier, more convenient or just more fun.
    — BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

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“Entertainments.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entertainments. Accessed 5 Nov. 2026.

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