showily
Example Sentences
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They’re expressive of their times without being showily edgy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
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
He was replaced by Mike Pompeo, whom Trump showily turned down for a job in the coming administration.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
In this case, Buckley is cold on the lesser of the two watches, and showily unimpressed when Albert drops his price by $500: “Gee, thanks, boy, a whole $500,” he carps.
From New York Times ● Feb. 1, 2023
Then, as the train chugged along, suddenly Jiichan announced showily, “NOW you may each eat a cake! It is time!”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
