showboat
Example Sentences
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But Ms Blatterman insists the Mangiones have remained "relatable" and don't "showboat".
From BBC • Dec. 14, 2024
“Some people worried was Martin O’Malley going to be a showboat — but guess what? He turned out to be a tugboat,” Ms. Mikulski said.
From Washington Times • Nov. 2, 2023
The list of wealthy people willing to sign up for a chance to buy a showboat aircraft that would smoke all their rivals’ clunkers grew.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2022
It falls to Thermal Herman 6⅞ths, the showboat of Katz’s inventory, to fashion himself into a fedora, hitch a ride on a moose’s antlers that double as a hatrack and save her.
From New York Times • May 20, 2022
It was possible, though, that he was simply angry at Lopsang, whom he regarded as a showboat.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
