make conspicuous
Example Sentences
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In the 1970s and ’80s, home builders used it extensively in advertisements, perhaps to make conspicuous consumption seem patriotic.
From New York Times ● Aug. 4, 2017
As a result, going green has historically only been an option to those who can afford to make conspicuous displays of virtuous consumption—not the 1 percent, perhaps, but certainly the top 25 percent.
From Slate ● Mar. 30, 2015
Slender, erect white wands make conspicuous advertisements in shady retreats at midsummer, when insect life is at its height and floral competition for insect favors at its fiercest.
From Wild Flowers An Aid to Knowledge of Our Wild Flowers and Their Insect Visitors by Neltje Blanchan
But only the mosses were sufficiently abundant to make conspicuous masses of color to relieve the dull slaty gray of the glacial mud and gravel.
From Travels in Alaska by John Muir
They make conspicuous lines and clumps among shrubs; and this is especially the case with the huge flowers of the double class.
From The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition by Sutton and Sons
