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

Let every lawyer go into court with a mind resolved to make conspicuous to the light of day that which seems to him to be the truth.

From Orley Farm by Trollope, Anthony

And finally, some foreign diplomats try to make conspicuous their little royalties.

From Diary from March 4, 1861, to November 12, 1862 by De Gurowski, Adam G., count

From the ranks of these anxious tyros are chosen the professionals that adorn or otherwise make conspicuous the full-blown stage.

From Rolling Stones by Henry, O.