hamming it up
Example Sentences
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During the six-week campaign, both Hipkins and Luxon have been hamming it up for the cameras, from scooping out ice cream to making pizzas.
From Seattle Times ● Oct. 13, 2023
More than that, he seems to relish it, hamming it up as the babies reach out to touch him.
From Slate ● Jun. 24, 2023
They put them on and dashed to the front of the stage, smiling and hamming it up for the finale: a class picture.
From New York Times ● Jun. 11, 2023
With about 3 inches on the ground to work with, the avid skier explored the slopes — er, hills, delighting others out reveling in the snow and hamming it up for his girlfriend’s videos.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 24, 2023
Titters had begun at the way the girl playing Ismene was hamming it up.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
