for show
Example Sentences
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The jumbo meatball on show in Amsterdam - sized somewhere between a softball and a volleyball - was for show only and had been glazed to ensure it didn’t get damaged on its journey from Sydney.
From Washington Times
The jumbo meatball on show in Amsterdam — sized somewhere between a softball and a volleyball — was for show only and had been glazed to ensure it didn’t get damaged on its journey from Sydney.
From Seattle Times
There's a cover charge for show nights, but bowling is reasonable if you have a group, as it's only $35 per lane, per half hour.
From Salon
The trail’s oddly graphic cliff warnings aren’t just for show.
From Seattle Times
In 2017, Hamas rhetorically agreed in principle to a Palestinian state within the borders of the territories occupied in 1967, but it did so with so many stipulations that this “compromise” was more for show.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
