showmanship

Example Sentences

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It isn’t just a piece of showmanship, either.

From Salon • May 28, 2026

But Monfils will be best remembered for his on-court showmanship, athleticism and outrageous shot selection.

From BBC • May 26, 2026

His work as a musician in the years before he turned to filmmaking honed his understanding of audiences and sense of showmanship.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

But a smaller, third group believed that Nazi showmanship was occult wizardry and that they were in on the secret.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 25, 2026

Yet it was not an unhappy existence, especially for a little boy proud of his parents, admiring of their showmanship and courage—a happier life, certainly, than what replaced it.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote