grandstand play
Example Sentences
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This isn’t a grandstand play on my part; I’ve discovered—and you can see it in other entertainers—when they don’t reach out to the audience, nothing happens.
From Slate • Nov. 26, 2012
"A grandstand play," snorted Candidate Wagner, who countered by summoning his own advisory council, headed by Ford Foundation President Heald.
From Time Magazine Archive
Was France preparing a grandstand play to show the power of the French franc by causing a great withdrawal of gold from New York?
From Time Magazine Archive
His volte face could only be meant as a grandstand play.
From Time Magazine Archive
Finally, however, he decided on a grandstand play.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great - Volume 13 Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Lovers by Hubbard, Elbert
