Showbiz

Definition

showbiz /'ʃǝƱbÇz/ n [U] ( infml ) = SHOW BUSINESS

Examples

1. ‘It has a quiet strength and integrity
2. not a lot of noisy showbiz pizazz.’
3. ‘At the very least it could be a way back into showbiz for Michael Barrymore.’
4. ‘Milind is not stuck with the showbiz world and is aware of the murky happenings in the society around.’
5. ‘The 25-year old from Moss Side is making it big behind the camera in the showbiz capital of the world.’
6. ‘Yet it's her showbiz background that accounts for much of her toughness.’
7. ‘This is where desperate immigrants
8. former showbiz stars and ancient juvenile delinquents seek asylum.’
9. ‘Is showbiz's obsession with youth the only reason why getting old frightens her?’
10. ‘The years roll by and each takes its toll bringing with it some well known names from the showbiz scene.’
11. ‘Second
12. I am delighted that the name has a wider resonance in the showbiz and literary world.’
13. ‘For a showbiz child
14. he seems surprisingly at peace with his parents.’
15. ‘For the thousands who queued up in the freezing cold there was only one word to describe the showbiz bash of the year - hot.’
16. ‘He chats about an enduring showbiz career
17. and tells how the first song he ever wrote was his biggest hit.’
18. ‘Here is a fairy-tale showbiz story that's almost too corny to be true.’
19. ‘So says Shawn Levy in his book on the Sinatra-led showbiz clan known as the Rat Pack.’
20. ‘History has opened our eyes to the lust
21. crime and stupidity that lurked behind the glittering showbiz veneer.’
22. ‘From Vegas
23. it was on to L.A. for friends
24. shopping and a few showbiz happenings.’
25. ‘At the time she was given her showbiz nickname she was relatively well-off; now she is simply rich.’
26. ‘It is not as if they court the showbiz lifestyle at the moment.’
27. ‘The glamorous showbiz star has a huge cocaine addiction and it was starting to affect her work’
28. ‘But time is precious for these football and showbiz stars and business high-flyers.’