game show
noun
: a television program on which contestants compete for prizes in a game (such as a quiz)
Examples of game show in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Despite his loss to Romain, an architect, Émilien has become the world record holder for the most solo game show appearances, and the European record holder for prizes won, according to TF1.
—
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The Emmy-winning game show host and actor opened up about the time the Pose star encouraged him to take over his role as the fabulous drag queen Lola in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots and refused to let Brady talk himself out of the opportunity.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The novel centers on a fictional escape room game show called The Escape Game.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
During a recent episode of the beloved game show, player Antoinette was seen jumping ecstatically when she was called onto the stage.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for game show
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jack Guy, CNN Money, 7 July 2025
The Emmy-winning game show host and actor opened up about the time the Pose star encouraged him to take over his role as the fabulous drag queen Lola in the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots and refused to let Brady talk himself out of the opportunity.
—Emlyn Travis Published, EW.com, 4 July 2025
The novel centers on a fictional escape room game show called The Escape Game.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 25 June 2025
During a recent episode of the beloved game show, player Antoinette was seen jumping ecstatically when she was called onto the stage.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for game show
Cite this Entry
“Game show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/game%20show. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share