grandstand play
Example Sentences
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This isn’t a grandstand play on my part; I’ve discovered—and you can see it in other entertainers—when they don’t reach out to the audience, nothing happens.
From Slate ● Nov. 26, 2012
Even in today's big war of divisions, the Green Berets have somehow man aged to remain individualists; occasionally they come up with a grandstand play that is hard to equal.
From Time Magazine Archive
It was this grandstand play which made Dick Whitney president of the Exchange next year.
From Time Magazine Archive
Last week "100%" Nichols made what looked like his last possible grandstand play short of shutting down completely.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, however, he decided on a grandstand play.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Elbert Hubbard
