show to advantage
Example Sentences
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On this occasion, however, it unluckily did not show to advantage.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011
If he does not show to advantage in a new role he may shelve it for a while, as he seems to be doing with Manrico in Il Trovatore.
From Time Magazine Archive
To make the river show to advantage, it will be necessary to arrange it in the form of an inclined plane.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by Head, James H.
Others would carve various devices upon 184 their breasts and shoulders, and raise the skin in the same manner to make the scars show to advantage after the wound was healed.
From A Further Contribution to the Study of the Mortuary Customs of the North American Indians by Yarrow, H. C. (Harry Crécy)
Altogether Lord Fallowfeild did not show to advantage in Richard Calmady's company.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
