showboat

Example Sentences

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He’s a showboat who dresses like Bootsy Collins and vows he’s the next Phil Collins.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 26, 2026

“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 Takeover" started to showboat, dancing in the centre of the ring, and when Taylor took the bait and lunged in, Lopez snapped his head back with a straight left.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2023

“Parmi veder le lagrime” oozed with self-regarding longing, and “La donna è mobile” had the suavity of someone who doesn’t need to showboat.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

He looked pretty good until he saw me watching him, then he tried to showboat.

From "Slam!" by Walter Dean Myers