showily

Example Sentences

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He was panting again, this time more showily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Others, less showily, wore buttons proclaiming John Glenn “the New Frontier man of the year,” a nod to John F. Kennedy’s famous phrase.

From New York Times • Feb. 18, 2022

But I'm not so sure that the main avenue that the protest has taken — people showily unsubscribing from Spotify — is really about that, especially since this boycott is unlikely to work.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2022

On March 13, during the press conference at which he declared the pandemic a national emergency, he showily shook the hands of several CEOS, defying health experts’ guidance to avoid handshakes.

From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020

Ralph even mimicked Boyboy, Pete’s mutt — strutting around, barking showily, calling himself “Ralph-Ralph.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen