showtime
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of showtime
Example Sentences
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The first short story that will run in Drafting is an 1,800-word tale based on the Showtime cable series “The L Word” and written by Ilene Chaiken, the show’s co-creator and another co-founder of Run-A-Muck.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
As a scout and general manager, he was a key architect of the Showtime Lakers teams of the 1980s and later acquired both Kobe Bryant and Shaquille O’Neal to build another dynasty.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
The Los Angeles Lakers honored legendary coach Pat Riley, mastermind of the team's 1980s "Showtime" era, with a statue outside Crypto.com Arena on Sunday.
From Barron's • Feb. 23, 2026
Showtime, Scott said, was as much about Riley as Johnson and Abdul-Jabbar and Michael Cooper and James Worthy.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2026
The Showtime drama Billions introduces Taylor, television’s first nonbinary character.
From "The 57 Bus" by Dashka Slater
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