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
Harry Walker's circus catch was not a grandstand play.
From Time Magazine Archive
Most students applauded, but to Savio, Kerr's position was "totally inacceptable," and the university was set up for a perfect grandstand play.
From Time Magazine Archive
His volte face could only be meant as a grandstand play.
From Time Magazine Archive
When he realized he was licked he tried to save his face by a grandstand play.
From Heart of the Sunset by Beach, Rex Ellingwood
