ostentatiousness
Example Sentences
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Chamberlain may have been more flamboyant, but Walton, in “Luckiest Guy,” is just as conscious of his affect — there’s an ostentatiousness, and no small amount of ego, in the way he performs modesty.
From New York Times ● Jul. 14, 2023
Despite her privileged background, "there is no ostentatiousness," said Mr Walker, who last saw Ms Murty joining in with a Christmas carol service.
From BBC ● Oct. 29, 2022
“The archbishop was very clear on his wishes for his funeral. He wanted no ostentatiousness or lavish spending,” the Tutu trust said in a statement.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 28, 2021
Perhaps this ostentatiousness obscures the real question of how deep his influence has been.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 15, 2013
Whenever I have heard such sermons I have wanted to get up and stalk out of the church with ostentatiousness of contempt, as if to say to the preacher that his conduct did—not—meet—with—my—approval.
From The Delicious Vice by Allison, Young Ewing
