game show

American

noun

a television or radio program in which contestants answer questions or play games of skill or chance in order to win money or other prizes.

Example Sentences

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Speaking to reporters on Thursday, Macron said that the former game show host needs to be “serious” and avoid the urge to talk to television cameras.

From Salon • Apr. 2, 2026

"I'm just a really big game show fan," she says by way of explanation.

From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026

But England's tighthead prop found himself being identified as his one-time international team-mate Marler, a star of the most recent edition of the popular BBC television reality game show Celebrity Traitors.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

If you were on a game show, and you had to accurately guess at least five things that you could find in your partner’s bag at any given moment, what would those items be?

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 14, 2026

Luke pretended to not hear him as he fiddled with the knob, coming back to the same grainy game show.

From "We'll Fly Away" by Bryan Bliss

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