grandstander

Example Sentences

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He deflected Trump’s jabs by joking he was at least “second rate” as a grandstander.

From Seattle Times • May 16, 2024

Some labeled her a grandstander, but her phrasemaking often helped her get her message across to the public.

From Washington Post • Mar. 13, 2023

“He is not a grandstander, which the bureau needs because we shouldn’t know who the director of the FBI is.”

From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2019

With TV cameras rolling, Kelly falsely said Wilson had been a grandstander at a 2015 dedication of an FBI facility named for fallen agents.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 8, 2018

“Once a grandstander always a grandstander!” he muttered derisively.

From The Escape of Mr. Trimm His Plight and other Plights by Cobb, Irvin S. (Irvin Shrewsbury)