theater

Example Sentences

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As good as it may feel, TMZ’s coverage is nothing more than accountability theater.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Neither the city nor the theater are the stuff of a young woman’s dreams, but Stella takes tragedy and poverty in stride as she aims—mostly inaccurately—for stardom on the boards.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Viewers who aren’t reeling from the reveal in their theater seat will have just as much to parse from “The Drama” as those who go in totally blind.

From Salon • Apr. 3, 2026

After graduation, though, she struggled to find her footing, eventually graduating summa cum laude from the City University of New York with a theater degree.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

“Okay? You’re not going to be able to do it without me anyway. You don’t know the theater, or the sisters.”

From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny