show business
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of show business
First recorded in 1925–30
Example Sentences
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This has since been demonstrated a thousand times over, and much show business brain power has been dedicated to thinking up new ways to dress a handful of basic formats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 21, 2026
Coming up is a documentary on the musician Billy Strings and farther down the road “something on the first Comedy Relief,” where, in 1986, Apatow had his first job in show business.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 19, 2026
Popularity can make or break a career in show business.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
What advice would you give someone trying to make it in show business?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 22, 2026
Black minstrelsy was the first large-scale opportunity for African Americans to enter show business.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
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