show off

Example Sentences

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These follically challenged individuals show off bald heads at festivals and meetups, and on bald-focused social-media accounts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 24, 2026

One woman wears skin-tight crime-scene-tape leggings, while a pair of best friends proudly show off their crime-scene-tape homemade bags - complete with blood-spatter fabric lining.

From BBC • Jun. 20, 2026

"China is definitely on the forefront" as its companies increasingly show off "dark factories" where robots work largely without human supervision, said Joern Buss, a robotics expert at the consultancy Arthur D. Little.

From Barron's • Jun. 19, 2026

“It’s a way to show off my work,” he said, hoping the parade’s exposure brings business.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 16, 2026

I used my tears to show off, to make myself seem important so he’d respect me.

From "The Diary of a Young Girl" by Anne Frank