posturing

Example Sentences

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Bragging, threatening, and posturing are all frowned upon.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

In a “risk-on” market, investors rush to buy up stocks that had been especially beaten down during prior bouts of defensive posturing, noted Cantor Fitzgerald’s C.J.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“While labeled the ‘mother of all disruptions,’ this posturing reveals a critical paradox,” said Naveen Das, senior crude analyst at Kpler.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski wrote on X, “I continue to hope the administration’s rhetoric on Greenland is nothing more than posturing for a new era of cooperation.”

From Salon • Jan. 7, 2026

She stopped to pick a flower and lift it to her nose, posturing for me.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine