for show
Example Sentences
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Like Sweeney’s pop-up, this saloon isn’t totally for show — there are selected premixed cocktails available.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Sometimes the thin line between love and hate, including the brand of disdain that’s just for show, can be bridged by a tuna melt.
From Salon • Dec. 26, 2025
“I thought it was just for show, but they were like, ‘Oh no, we aren’t wasting any grapes.
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 27, 2025
"The young people didn't get to use them due to lack of staff, so it was just for show," she said.
From BBC • Sep. 11, 2025
I don't want to disappoint her by saying that all of this was just for show so they wouldn't haul me away.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
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