showily

Example Sentences

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The showily exoticized wallpaper, sold throughout Europe and in North America by celebrated manufacturer Joseph Dufour, was the culmination of Western public fascination with British Royal Navy Capt. James Cook’s three voyages to the Pacific.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 9, 2025

Attorney General Pam Bondi showily gave them binders of "Epstein files," which proved to be just the already public information, because there isn't any more.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2025

Those who are showily canceling must surely be aware, thanks to their subscriptions, of the breadth and depth of the Post’s reporting.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

She didn’t showily “act” the arias, but subtle shifts of her face and attitude conveyed a sense of character.

From New York Times • Mar. 11, 2022

Everett was showily classical, but Lincoln’s classicism purrs powerfully under the hood.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith