show business
noun
: the arts, occupations, and businesses (such as theater, motion pictures, 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
Recent Examples on the Web
Filled with reform proposals and drawn up by more than a dozen soccer insiders in December 2015, the report was FIFA’s best chance to show business partners, U.S. investigators and billions of fans that it could be trusted again after one of the biggest corruption scandals in sports history.
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Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Ellen Hover, 23, was an artist and musician NYPD
Ellen Hover came from a prominent show business family.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Born in New York on Feb. 25, 1933, Robert Ellison graduated from the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and started out in show business as a trombone player in the Catskills.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024
One of the true delights of being in show business was the opportunity to chat occasionally with Sam Rubin.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 May 2024
After appearing in shows like The Love Boat and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and films including Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Buckner put show business on the back burner to raise her two children.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Christie Brinkley and her daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook know a thing or two about show business — and decided to lend a helping hand to Grammy-winning artist Billy Joel.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Like all operations in show business, output from Participant sputtered over the pandemic to only two films released in 2022 and 2023, down from around three times that in years prior.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 13, some of the biggest names in show business got all dressed up for the Breakthrough Prize Honors Ceremony at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, California.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
Tariq Panja, New York Times, 15 May 2024
Ellen Hover, 23, was an artist and musician NYPD
Ellen Hover came from a prominent show business family.
—Peter Van Sant, CBS News, 14 May 2024
Born in New York on Feb. 25, 1933, Robert Ellison graduated from the LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and started out in show business as a trombone player in the Catskills.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 May 2024
One of the true delights of being in show business was the opportunity to chat occasionally with Sam Rubin.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 10 May 2024
After appearing in shows like The Love Boat and The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries, and films including Police Academy 6: City Under Siege, Buckner put show business on the back burner to raise her two children.
—Eric Andersson, Peoplemag, 7 May 2024
Christie Brinkley and her daughter Sailor Brinkley Cook know a thing or two about show business — and decided to lend a helping hand to Grammy-winning artist Billy Joel.
—Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
Like all operations in show business, output from Participant sputtered over the pandemic to only two films released in 2022 and 2023, down from around three times that in years prior.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Apr. 2024
On April 13, some of the biggest names in show business got all dressed up for the Breakthrough Prize Honors Ceremony at the Academy Museum in Los Angeles, California.
—Kate Hogan, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20business. Accessed 19 May. 2024.
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