How to Use entertainment in a Sentence

entertainment

noun
  • They played games in the evening for entertainment.
  • Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
  • The project was the first and only time Strait acted in a film in his over 40 year entertainment career.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Feb. 2024
  • And in the entertainment business, this is a microcosm of that.
    Dana Armstrong, USA TODAY, 9 July 2023
  • Treat gambling as a form of entertainment and not a way to make money.
    Phaedra Trethan, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2024
  • And this was one of the networks considered to be a leader of the peak TV movement in entertainment.
    Paolo Confino, Fortune, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Meanwhile, Siegfried & Roy raised the bar for the kind of entertainment expected in Las Vegas.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Welcome to the Wide Shot, a newsletter about the business of entertainment.
    Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Rachel has worked in medicine One of the few siblings who doesn’t work in entertainment, Rachel worked as a physician’s assistant.
    Julie Tremaine, Peoplemag, 23 Dec. 2023
  • Changes in entertainment habits, high ticket prices and the graying of the audience are all factors.
    Peter Marks, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The past summer saw Americans splurge on a wave of hit entertainment.
    Anna Wong, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Take the kids to the Clearwater Marine Aquarium during the day and stop by Pier 60 for entertainment at night.
    Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 10 July 2023
  • Next month, Ramsay will even provide the perfect entertainment to watch while dining on the frozen meals.
    Sabrina Weiss, Peoplemag, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Wu-Tang’s Las Vegas residency is the beginning to a new chapter, setting the stage for a new era of hip-hop entertainment in the city of lights.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Dec. 2023
  • Our modes of entertainment are informed by the realities of drug use.
    A.d. Carson, Spin, 26 Aug. 2023
  • Target’s entertainment section includes a wide range of books and movies, many of which are 20% off during Circle Week.
    Buy Side Staff, wsj.com, 2 Oct. 2023
  • The building, built in 132 A.D., was used as an entertainment space, lecture hall, and, yes, an actual library.
    Stacey Leasca, Travel + Leisure, 4 Feb. 2024
  • Sunday was a tough day for those, like me, who get their entertainment jollies by watching losers try to redeem themselves.
    Michael Hiltzik, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2024
  • Musicians were hard hit as clubs and other entertainment venues closed their doors.
    Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 28 Feb. 2024
  • Streaming apps, concerts and even movies are more expensive than ever and its making many of us to question whether the entertainment is worth the trouble.
    Jasmine Browley, Essence, 20 Sep. 2023
  • Sphere, the $2.3 billion venture being billed as the entertainment venue of the future, made its public debut this weekend with two concerts by U2.
    Brandon Griggs, CNN, 1 Oct. 2023
  • Golson added that she’s cut back on eating out and other entertainment in preparation for a strike.
    Jeanne Whalen, Washington Post, 25 Aug. 2023
  • Yet the show delivered entertainment and emotion in spades, if not surprise.
    Alison Herman, Variety, 11 Mar. 2024
  • Pacific time, Balvin took the stage amidst the eerie sight of a UFO hovering overhead, setting the tone for a night of otherworldly entertainment.
    Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 15 Apr. 2024
  • Almost as long as there has been an entertainment industry, there has been labor strife.
    Stacy Perman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2023
  • For nearly 100 years, the Florida Theatre has served as a beacon of entertainment.
    Jessica Poitevien, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2023
  • Barbie’s most popular career field for most of her life has been in the entertainment industry.
    Shelly Tan, Washington Post, 20 July 2023
  • Max Gao Max Gao is a freelance entertainment and sports journalist based in Toronto.
    Max Gao, NBC News, 19 Sep. 2023
  • The major entertainment studios and thousands of striking writers have agreed to meet to restart talks after a three-month standoff, according to the writers guild.
    John Koblin, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
  • Louis' father — and husband of Lisa — is Eric Eisner, a movie and music mogul, entertainment lawyer and philanthropist.
    Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023

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