show business
the entertainment industry, as theater, motion pictures, television, radio, carnival, and circus.
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How to use show business in a sentence
The dialogue was packed with references to celebrities and inside jokes about show business.
‘The Other Two’ Roasted Justin Bieber and Became TV’s Funniest Millennial Comedy | Kevin Fallon | August 25, 2021 | The Daily BeastI have a son and a daughter and neither one were raised as show business children.
Storm found her niche in show business after fleeing rural poverty in her native Georgia.
Tempest Storm, exotic dancer called ‘The Last Queen of Burlesque,’ dies at 93 | Matt Schudel | April 22, 2021 | Washington PostWith “Just as I Am,” after a 60-plus-year career in show business, Tyson finally gives us the honor of knowing, in the words of the Clara Ward gospel hymn, how she got over.
In ‘Just as I Am,’ actress Cicely Tyson reflects on 96 years of a life well lived | Tre'vell Anderson | January 27, 2021 | Washington PostFrom selling guidebooks at Disneyland as a 10-year-old to appearing on Saturday Night Live decades later, Martin tells fascinating stories about show business and the isolation that comes with performing.
11 Funny Audiobooks to Lighten the Mood This Dreary Winter | Annabel Gutterman | January 15, 2021 | Time
Again, these are two of the funniest people in show business.
How Bill Hader and Kristen Wiig Pulled Off Their Most Dramatic Roles Yet | Kevin Fallon | September 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTBut how could you a call a signature talent that shone for more than four decades in show business tiresome?
Billy Crystal's Tribute to Robin Williams at the Emmys Was Perfect | Kevin Fallon | August 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTNot, of course, in the show business sense of the word; as a filmmaker, Soderbergh arrived long ago.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHer ballerinas are not aiming to enter show business, but rather to offer their community the transformative gift of dance.
Challenging Religious Tradition for the Love of God — and the Love of Dance | Moral Courage | June 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis decision reflected a quality—largely extinct in show business now—called integrity.
The public wants to see midgets and fully fifty percent of these are now engaged in some form of show business.
David Lannarck, Midget | George S. HarneyIn the show-business a bull is a bull, whether it's a lady-bull or a gentleman-bull.
From Place to Place | Irvin S. Cobb"I guess this will be the end of the show business," she added to Mrs. Watson who had stopped in for a few minutes' talk.
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show | Laura Lee HopeThey were in the show business, too, and they traveled under several different names.
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show | Laura Lee HopeIt's always the best time for the show business—'tisn't like a circus—that does best in the summer time.
Bunny Brown and his Sister Sue Giving a Show | Laura Lee Hope
British Dictionary definitions for show business
the entertainment industry, including theatre, films, television, and radio: Informal term: show biz
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