grandstand

Example Sentences

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“Dead Man” takes aim at hypocritical strong men who grandstand on a pulpit.

From Los Angeles Times

George Ford's conversion and penalty pushed England 11 points clear, only for Rodrigo Isgro's converted try in the final minute to set up a grandstand last play.

From BBC

But, he said, Mr. Trump’s lawyers must answer the charges, not grandstand on the politics.

From New York Times

"Obviously, it's cheap and performative and it doesn't mean much…He's just grandstanding…It shows a real contempt for the rule of law in this country."

From Salon

On March 25, 1893, 3,500 fans — some in the bleachers, some in grandstands, and 200 seated loftily in their own carriages — rang cowbells and blew horns to herald the entrance of the Angels.

From Los Angeles Times