posturing

Example Sentences

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"This is childish," she said, urging party leaders to stop "posturing".

From BBC • May 11, 2026

It will feature policy talk, political posturing and even, possibly, a significant discussion about our city’s future.

From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2026

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

He had a tendency to play the tough soldier role, always posturing, always puffing himself up, and on occasion he took it way too far.

From "The Things They Carried" by Tim O'Brien