Examples of show tune in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Its seven songs careen wildly from rock to jazz to R&B to show tunes, nearly half of them clocking in around eight minutes and none of them under five.
—
Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
An actor playing Yakub, a bulbous-headed ancient scientist who the Nation of Islam believes invented white people, came onstage to sing a show tune.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Broadway bros will take to the stage in two Fort Lauderdale concerts with the Symphony of the Americas, spotlighting show tunes from the Great White Way.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Great classic show tunes can be molded like Shakespeare to fit any moment, and boy-oh-boy, Oklahoma’s opening number fits Highest 2 Lowest like a glove.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for show tune
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Jeff Gage, Rolling Stone, 20 May 2025
An actor playing Yakub, a bulbous-headed ancient scientist who the Nation of Islam believes invented white people, came onstage to sing a show tune.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 20 May 2025
Broadway bros will take to the stage in two Fort Lauderdale concerts with the Symphony of the Americas, spotlighting show tunes from the Great White Way.
—Rod Stafford Hagwood, Sun Sentinel, 9 May 2025
Great classic show tunes can be molded like Shakespeare to fit any moment, and boy-oh-boy, Oklahoma’s opening number fits Highest 2 Lowest like a glove.
—Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for show tune
Cite this Entry
“Show tune.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20tune. Accessed 8 Jun. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share