entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt 
1
a
: amusement or diversion provided especially by performers
hired a band to provide entertainment
b
: something diverting or engaging: such as
(1)
: a public performance
(2)
: a usually light comic or adventure novel
2
: the act of entertaining
3
a
archaic
: maintenance, provision
b
obsolete
: employment
Examples of entertainment in a Sentence
Entertainment was provided by jugglers.
plays, movies, and other forms of entertainment
They played games in the evening for entertainment.
plays, movies, and other entertainments
Recent Examples on the Web
The Deadpool and Gossip Girl stars launched the GEI program in August 2020 to create a pathway for members of underrepresented communities in entertainment to gain real-life work experience.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
With the exception of one very brief, still pretty interesting off period in the early aughts, Kidman has been one of the most consistent presences in international entertainment.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 June 2024
It’s been a chaotic handful of years across the entertainment industry, laden with uncertainty and a lack of job security.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
Deadline has spoken to the leaders of RedBird IMI and All3Media, as well as people close to both businesses and M&A experts, to reveal how the company is plotting a course back to the buyers’ table, with plans to become the face of RedBird IMI’s entertainment industry spending spree.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 June 2024
With the exception of one very brief, still pretty interesting off period in the early aughts, Kidman has been one of the most consistent presences in international entertainment.
—Declan Gallagher, EW.com, 27 June 2024
It’s been a chaotic handful of years across the entertainment industry, laden with uncertainty and a lack of job security.
—Krystie Lee Yandoli, Rolling Stone, 27 June 2024
Deadline has spoken to the leaders of RedBird IMI and All3Media, as well as people close to both businesses and M&A experts, to reveal how the company is plotting a course back to the buyers’ table, with plans to become the face of RedBird IMI’s entertainment industry spending spree.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 27 June 2024
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“Entertainment.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entertainment. Accessed 7 Jul. 2024.
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entertainment
noun
en·ter·tain·ment
ˌen-tər-ˈtān-mənt
1
: the act or process of providing pleasure, recreation, or amusement
2
: a means of amusement or recreation
especially
: a public performance
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