- present participle of grandstand.
grandstanding
Example Sentences
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You have the extremes that call the ball on so many debates, partly I guess it’s social media, TikTok, it’s the grandstanding by members.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 7, 2026
Elon Musk has made several grandstanding predictions about when he believes humankind will reach the red planet.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026
Instead, officials “chose grandstanding instead of the normal process” and arrested Williamson at home Wednesday, despite her being seriously ill and in need of a liver transplant, Scott said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 13, 2025
Whatever the grandstanding of pundits, it can't have been an easy decision.
From BBC ● Oct. 30, 2025
Nevertheless, several accomplished alpinists not on her team regarded Pittman as a grandstanding dilettante.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
