showoff

Example Sentences

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“I appreciate that Glacier Peak requires work for a view and it makes her quite different than her showoff sister, Mount Baker,” said Matthew Riggen, visitor information and field ranger for the Darrington Ranger District.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2022

Although Belle disdains provincial life — as Jones expertly signals with glance and tone — she’s courted by the egotistical local Gaston, who’s such a showoff that he does calisthenics during conversations.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 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

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