make show of
Example Sentences
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How often have I begged him to renounce his painting, or to go with me to the Mission and make show of penitence.
From The Valley of the Kings by Pickthall, Marmaduke William
Mathias' face lighted up, and, foreseeing his opportunity to make show of his Greek proficiency he began: heaven is our intelligence and the earth our sensibility.
From The Brook Kerith A Syrian story by Moore, George (George Augustus)
In 1683 "Robert Austine at ye Angel hath leave given him for a week from ys Daie to make show of the storie of Edward the 4th and Iane Shore, and noe longer."
From Through East Anglia in a Motor Car by Vincent, J. E. (James Edmund)
In France, a hostess seeks to make show of simplicity in her reception toilettes, so as to be likely to eclipse no one in her own house.
From Jonathan and His Continent Rambles Through American Society by Allyn, Jack
Calling for paper and pens, he would make show of writing a letter, producing no words or intelligible signs, but only a mass of scrawls and blotches.
From The Manxman A Novel - 1895 by Caine, Hall, Sir
