entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
Recent Examples on the Web
Dave & Buster's: The food and entertainment destination has a family-friendly Halloween event on Thursday from 4 p.m.-7 p.m. ($10 per person) including unliminated games, a costume contest, scavenger hunt, crafts, and swag bags.
—
Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
YouTube offers accessible, relatable entertainment where creators feel attainable and authentic.
—Damion Taylor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
On the casual entertainment scene, Louisville saw the arrival of numerous putt-putt and golf openings around town.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
The list includes a bid for best entertainment website, four contenders for journalist of the year honors, a photo journalist of the year mention for veteran staffer Dan Doperalski and a nonfiction book of the year nom for co-Editor in Chief Ramin Setoodeh.
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
YouTube offers accessible, relatable entertainment where creators feel attainable and authentic.
—Damion Taylor, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
On the casual entertainment scene, Louisville saw the arrival of numerous putt-putt and golf openings around town.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 30 Oct. 2024
The list includes a bid for best entertainment website, four contenders for journalist of the year honors, a photo journalist of the year mention for veteran staffer Dan Doperalski and a nonfiction book of the year nom for co-Editor in Chief Ramin Setoodeh.
—William Earl, Variety, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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