showboat
Example Sentences
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Species tulips, sometimes called wild or botanical tulips, are the unlikely ancestors of modern showboat blooms.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 13, 2024
It was then the home fighter's turn to showboat, poking his tongue out to his rival as Edwards landed a clean right hand.
From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023
Kemp attributed Anovion’s choice of location to state and local officials, saying “they don’t posture or showboat, and they don’t try to steal credit.”
From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023
Back then, skeptics tried to describe him in ways that limited his accomplishments — dismissing him as selfish or a showboat.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023
It was possible, though, that he was simply angry at Lopsang, whom he regarded as a showboat.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
