show off

Example Sentences

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Baz Luhrmann, the master showman, or at least show-off, of musical cinema, gives fair notice of his purpose in a big-screen offering tailored to IMAX, “EPiC: Elvis Presley in Concert.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 19, 2026

What for other dancers might be show-off steps are integrated into a poetic vision, a different way of being.

From New York Times • Jan. 24, 2024

"In his early days, I accept, he showboated a lot," said Ferguson, who also described the young Ronaldo as "a wee show-off desperate to convince everyone how good he was".

From BBC • Aug. 16, 2023

“Whereas De La Soul was much more natural and organic. It didn’t have that show-off feel to it.”

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 1, 2023

“I most sincerely doubt that,” Zola says, and she leaves, which makes Vinny even madder, because he is left with only his grandma to give the show-off to.

From "The Unfinished Angel" by Sharon Creech