showoff

Example Sentences

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Probably the best-known catkin showoff — beloved by bees, gardeners and flower arrangers — is the Japanese pink pussy willow Mt.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 6, 2024

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

“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

He dug beyond the oppressive ego of Tchaikovsky, beyond indulgent melodrama, beyond the showoff insecurities.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 28, 2019

She'd think I was a showoff and that I wasn’t respectful, and that I was precocious.

From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English