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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Having two parents working in show business led to an unconventional upbringing for Ben and Amy.
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Pickin' and grinnin' on 'Hee Haw' Skull's biggest show business connection, however, wasn't with an exotic dancer.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
The original committee’s members were mainly leftists and liberals whose careers survived the political pressures to root them out of show business.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
At fifteen, on a whim, Russell, a pretty jock with a mane of wild, honey-blond curls, passionate about her after-school dance classes but with no particular dreams about show business, had tagged along with some friends to a Disney open casting call at the Colorado Convention Center.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
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Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Pickin' and grinnin' on 'Hee Haw' Skull's biggest show business connection, however, wasn't with an exotic dancer.
—Keith Sharon, Nashville Tennessean, 21 Oct. 2025
The original committee’s members were mainly leftists and liberals whose careers survived the political pressures to root them out of show business.
—Kathy M. Newman, The Conversation, 8 Oct. 2025
At fifteen, on a whim, Russell, a pretty jock with a mane of wild, honey-blond curls, passionate about her after-school dance classes but with no particular dreams about show business, had tagged along with some friends to a Disney open casting call at the Colorado Convention Center.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 6 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for show business
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“Show business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20business. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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