dog and pony show
Example Sentences
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Smollett told Fox News that he is innocent while entering the court, referring to the proceedings he was about to participate in as a "dog and pony show."
From Fox News • Jul. 14, 2021
So … how will it be helpful for them to Zoom into class on days when I’m focused on the in-person students and not able to do my usual dog and pony show?
From Slate • Jan. 14, 2021
“Why are they doing this whole dog and pony show? Amazon wants something for nothing,” said Matthew Gardner, a senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2017
In January 2014, the same month as the TCA dog and pony show, Sherlock played to a US audience of about four million viewers.
From Salon • May 30, 2015
This was one dog and pony show I did not need to witness, no matter how good the seats.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
