display
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Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.Example Sentences
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This time around, the band sent them an official “The Black Parade” flag, following its first night at the Bowl, that they now have on display at the church as one of the photo-ops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
In the end, Liverpool saw the game out and this was arguably their finest display in the league under Iraola, who secured his first league win at Anfield at the fourth time of asking.
From BBC ● Oct. 25, 2026
On display in a fresh setting at Boston’s Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, the Dutch master’s 1629 work captivates us with its sense of inward exploration.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 24, 2026
In Ottawa, her versatility was on full display.
From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026
Mr. Elives sighed and shuffled over to the display case.
From "Jeremy Thatcher, Dragon Hatcher" by Bruce Coville
They’re excellently executed, but they feel familiar — planes and spacecraft spread across several levels accompanied by oversize graphics and hands-on displays.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
Americans may be surprised to learn that many public expressions of God and faith we take for granted—invocations, displays, blessings, the “so help me God” of our courtroom oaths—would violate the French Constitution.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
Too many musicals, particularly on Broadway, feel machine-tooled and market-tested—singing and dancing displays of familiar IP, to use today’s jargon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 22, 2026
Some western and central forests were showing stronger early signs of autumn colour, although this does not necessarily mean they will have the most vibrant displays later in the season.
From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026
The visitor center was huge inside, with high, towering ceilings and great open spaces filled with displays about Mount Rainier.
From "The Honest Truth" by Dan Gemeinhart
“I would like people to think of this as a funny little museum,” she told People magazine in 2018, referring to the expansive collection of antiques and vintage finds she had displayed in the home.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 27, 2026
A press conference displayed mug shots as First Assistant US Attorney Bill Essayli intoned the arrests "prove what we have been saying."
From Barron's ● Oct. 27, 2026
Born in 1948, young Vincent displayed an early passion for track and field at his Arizona high school.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 26, 2026
When CBN was withdrawn, the mice also displayed physical symptoms resembling withdrawal, including head twitching and paw fluttering.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
She displayed another figure with a flowered dress and a gigantic hat.
From "The Seven Wonders of Sassafras Springs" by Betty G. Birney
They are just as shameless as the retailers who, earlier and earlier every year, start displaying their Christmas merchandise.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 26, 2026
This unusual combination allows altermagnets to support electrical currents with strongly polarized electron spins while also displaying extremely rapid magnetic dynamics.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 18, 2026
Thousands of students and faculty members rallied at Cornell this month to demand justice for the accuser, displaying signs reading "Hold them accountable" and "Protect survivors."
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2026
Lewis Hall has stood out in this system, displaying a great chemistry with former club team-mate Anthony Gordon.
From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026
A vidfeed window opened directly behind him, displaying a live video image of the stacks where I lived.
From "Ready Player One: A Novel" by Ernest Cline
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