Examples of showbiz in a Sentence
Sometimes the critics love you and sometimes they hate you. That's showbiz.
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Jodie Foster made the transition from child star to Ivy League freshman at Yale University, while fellow teen celebs Brooke Shields and Lori Loughlin steadily carried on in the showbiz spotlight.
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Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Contestants, often displaying dubious performance skills, were rated by a panel of celebrity judges drawn from the rung of the showbiz ladder that included Arte Johnson, Jamie Farr, and Rip Taylor.
—Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
The high-society Hollywood figure was married to actor Jeffrey Hunter (The Searchers) and legendary showbiz publicist Warren Cowan.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
At least All About Eve helped us to see that showbiz folly was based in private neuroses.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
Early residents of the hillside enclave included silver screen superstars like Bela Lugosi and Dolores Del Rio, and current showbiz residents include Charlize Theron and David Lynch.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Reeves’ star date and ceremony details were announced Thursday by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which oversees the famed showbiz attraction.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The nexus between showbiz and politics is as old as showbiz itself.
—Doug McIntyre, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Writers, actors and other laborers in showbiz are worried about being replaced by AI, even after negotiating protections during last year's strike talks.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 8 Apr. 2024
Contestants, often displaying dubious performance skills, were rated by a panel of celebrity judges drawn from the rung of the showbiz ladder that included Arte Johnson, Jamie Farr, and Rip Taylor.
—Tanner Stransky, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2024
The high-society Hollywood figure was married to actor Jeffrey Hunter (The Searchers) and legendary showbiz publicist Warren Cowan.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Mar. 2024
At least All About Eve helped us to see that showbiz folly was based in private neuroses.
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Mar. 2024
Early residents of the hillside enclave included silver screen superstars like Bela Lugosi and Dolores Del Rio, and current showbiz residents include Charlize Theron and David Lynch.
—Mark David, Robb Report, 26 Mar. 2024
Reeves’ star date and ceremony details were announced Thursday by the Hollywood Chamber of Commerce, which oversees the famed showbiz attraction.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 21 Mar. 2024
The nexus between showbiz and politics is as old as showbiz itself.
—Doug McIntyre, Orange County Register, 25 Feb. 2024
Writers, actors and other laborers in showbiz are worried about being replaced by AI, even after negotiating protections during last year's strike talks.
—Andrew Blankstein, NBC News, 11 Mar. 2024
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First Known Use
1872, in the meaning defined above
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