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grandstand

[gran-stand, grand-] / ˈgrænˌstænd, ˈgrænd- /


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Supporters in the north grandstand, the Victoria Block, sent the team off with chants of “We Want Better.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 5, 2026

Rather than fearing a grandstand finish, David Moyes' team clearly sensed there was still time for one final twist against a side with such defensive vulnerabilities.

From BBC Feb. 28, 2026

And which provides better camera angles than you’d get from any grandstand.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 25, 2026

Lawrence Shankland cut the arrears 15 minutes from time before Cammy Devlin set up a grandstand finish.

From Barron's Dec. 27, 2025

The grandstand was soon so crammed that just before the race, masses of suffocating fans spilled over the fence and onto the racetrack.

From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand

Anyone who has never attended the race may be left to wonder: With all the pomp in the grandstands, how does anyone get a clear glimpse of the finish line?

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

The cheapest tickets in the grandstands are around $35.

From Barron's Feb. 13, 2026

View-blocking umbrellas are prohibited in parade grandstands and along the route.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 1, 2026

Will Verstappen, then, get a chance to sample the madness of the grandstands for himself?

From BBC Aug. 29, 2025

The grandstands at the finish line slowly filled with people fanning themselves with their programs—men in fedoras and Panama hats, women in flat-brimmed hats perched on their heads at jaunty angles.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown

And he has grandstanded constantly about Santos’ turpitude on TV.

From Slate Nov. 30, 2023

“Van Damme certainly grandstanded around the set – he let everyone know who the star was,” he recalls.

From The Guardian Jul. 16, 2018

"Performing for you is my life," Rivers grandstanded at the end, "and no one has the right to take it away from me."

From The Guardian Sep. 5, 2014

Worse, members of the committee grandstanded about the testimony, about Hill’s motives.

From Seattle Times Mar. 26, 2014

You have grandstanded and posed as the debonair adventurer, until it’s come to be second nature.

From The Key to Yesterday by Buck, Charles Neville

Previous versions have often been sleepy affairs with more backslapping and grandstanding than serious policy action.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 15, 2026

You have the extremes that call the ball on so many debates, partly I guess it’s social media, TikTok, it’s the grandstanding by members.

From The Wall Street Journal May 7, 2026

Instead, officials “chose grandstanding instead of the normal process” and arrested Williamson at home Wednesday, despite her being seriously ill and in need of a liver transplant, Scott said.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 13, 2025

The U.S. and Malaysia have largely enjoyed warm relations over the years, notwithstanding occasional rhetorical grandstanding, especially on the part of former longtime Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad.

From Salon Aug. 2, 2025

I figured he was just grandstanding, sucking up the media’s attention because he could.

From "Becoming" by Michelle Obama




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