ostentatiously
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Ostentatiously low-key baubles from the storied Munich jeweler Hemmerle.
From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023
Ostentatiously grooming his mustache and eyebrows while peering into a hand-held mirror, he is the ultimate braggart and prevaricator, itching for a comeuppance.
From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2010
Ostentatiously, he collected identity cards, jotted down names � and, as Farah Diba drove away, tore up the list and tossed it into the gutter.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ostentatiously shocked by all this, Archie turned to the subject of Judy's purse.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ostentatiously she drew from her finger a thimble, then advanced with head bent.
From In the Year of Jubilee by Gissing, George
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