showmanship

Example Sentences

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But Monfils will be best remembered for his on-court showmanship, athleticism and outrageous shot selection.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

But the showmanship only works as well as it does because the actors are so adept at tracking the chess moves of characters who are always trying to stay one step ahead of danger.

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Keith, guarded and intense, could have cared less about flash and showmanship.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

But now this one act of pure showmanship has become the electrifying coda of Malinin’s programs as he stakes his claim as the greatest figure skater of all time.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 10, 2026

Yet it was not an unhappy existence, especially for a little boy proud of his parents, admiring of their showmanship and courage—a happier life, certainly, than what replaced it.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote