show business
noun
: the arts, occupations, and businesses (such as theater, movies, 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
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Saturday Night, one of the livelier films from 2024, offers a glimpse at TV hubris and yet the secrets of show business (nepotism, cronyism) remain hidden.
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
My previous book was about the history of drag in show business, which not a lot of people know much about.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Though there are many themes here — race, self-determination, mental illness, the domestic strife that enters into many such show business stories when a person is also a commodity.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Many poured into that room prematurely, wondering how Wolfe expected audiences to believe that a sane Black Rose could ever have dreamed of stardom for her children in the racist enclave of show business in the 1920s.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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Armond White, National Review, 1 Jan. 2025
My previous book was about the history of drag in show business, which not a lot of people know much about.
—Julie Hinds, Detroit Free Press, 27 Dec. 2024
Though there are many themes here — race, self-determination, mental illness, the domestic strife that enters into many such show business stories when a person is also a commodity.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Many poured into that room prematurely, wondering how Wolfe expected audiences to believe that a sane Black Rose could ever have dreamed of stardom for her children in the racist enclave of show business in the 1920s.
—Jesse Green, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20business. Accessed 15 Jan. 2025.
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