showoff
Example Sentences
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Now, with the recent flood of highly classified leaked documents, mainly on the Ukraine war, Stevenson is seeing the rise of a fourth type: “the showoff who wants to demonstrate his inside knowledge.”
From Slate ● Apr. 13, 2023
It’s a showoff of a novel, flaunting its erudite mastery of the conventions of Golden Age British mystery fiction in every twist, turn and red herring of its plot.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
The standard-repertory work completing the program is a beloved orchestral showoff romp, Strauss’ “Don Juan.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 15, 2021
“He thought he was doing his job. He wasn’t a showoff in that respect and wasn’t searching for hero worship.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
Very probably, it was not part of the sofa vaudeville of a showoff but, rather, the private, exposed achievement of a young man who, at one time or another, might have tried shaving himself left-handed.
From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger
