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

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 Muir, John

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 Blanchan, Neltje