cabaret
noun
cab·a·ret
ˌka-bə-ˈrā 
ˈka-bə-ˌrā
1
archaic
: a shop selling wines and liquors
2
a
: a restaurant serving liquor and providing entertainment (as by singers or dancers) : nightclub
b
: the show provided at a cabaret
Examples of cabaret in a Sentence
a singing superstar who got her start singing in the cabarets of New York City
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The Coachella Valley Repertory Theater, in nearby Cathedral City, is offering a summer cabaret series for just $65.
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Beyond downtown, closer to the roots In 2002, for example, Underground Resistance, an important foundational Detroit techno collective, decided to throw a cabaret.
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Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The Moulin Rouge cabaret, with its red windmill, has been a landmark of Paris’s artsy Montmartre neighborhood for 137 years, but many moviegoers likely learned of its existence thanks to the whimsical 2001 film of the same name.
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Alicia Kort,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
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Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
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Michael Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2026
Beyond downtown, closer to the roots In 2002, for example, Underground Resistance, an important foundational Detroit techno collective, decided to throw a cabaret.
—
Carla Vecchiola,
The Conversation,
26 June 2026
The Moulin Rouge cabaret, with its red windmill, has been a landmark of Paris’s artsy Montmartre neighborhood for 137 years, but many moviegoers likely learned of its existence thanks to the whimsical 2001 film of the same name.
—
Alicia Kort,
Architectural Digest,
26 June 2026
There are more than 70 hits sprinkled like glitter across this tale of a pair of lovers and a cast of performers at the Moulin Rouge cabaret club.
—
Scott Hocker,
TheWeek,
22 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for cabaret
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“Cabaret.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cabaret. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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cabaret
noun
cab·a·ret
ˌkab-ə-ˈrā
ˈkab-ə-ˌrā
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