ostentatiously
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From a largely Protestant city, it became an ostentatiously Catholic one.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026
Video taken during his round of pre-confirmation Senate interviews shows him ostentatiously opening his suit jacket to display a garish American-flag lining.
From Salon • Apr. 6, 2025
Even if they could ostentatiously display their wealth, Mr Wegmüller believes "our guests won't want to show off what they have".
From BBC • Mar. 2, 2025
But his jabs are more subtle: ostentatiously forgetting Jade’s name, helping himself to Nate’s baklava without invitation.
From New York Times • May 10, 2023
“I think,” he said, settling himself ostentatiously upon Bill and Fleur’s bed, “that the Skele-Gro has finished its work. I may be able to sleep at last. Forgive me....”
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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