make show of

Example Sentences

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Wherefore let no man make show of unseemly deeds in this my house, for now I have understanding to discern both good and evil, but in time past I was yet a child.

From The Odyssey Done into English prose by Lang, Andrew

Here, in October, 1677, Joseph Argent had "fourteen days allowed to him to make show of such tricks as are mentioned in his patent at the 'Angel.'"

From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)

Tiberius, to make show of a spirit perfectly unbiassed, received the young man graciously, and honoured him with the presents usually bestowed on young noblemen.

From The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus; With His Account of Germany, and Life of Agricola by Gordon, Thomas

How often have I begged him to renounce his painting, or to go with me to the Mission and make show of penitence.

From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William

It was of evil omen to make show of reluctance as the razor approached the chin, and hesitation was to be forthwith punished with a box on the ears.

From Historic Tales, Vol. 8 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Morris, Charles