ostentatious

Example Sentences

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In an era of “common prosperity” and a tightening labor market for youth, ostentatious displays of wealth have become viewed as tone-deaf.

From MarketWatch • Jan. 27, 2026

Payesh isn’t ostentatious, it doesn’t demand to be seen.

From Salon • Jan. 10, 2026

A Dubai restaurant has opened that prides itself on having the world's "first AI chef", the latest ostentatious dive into new technology in a city obsessed with being on the cutting edge of the future.

From Barron's • Nov. 30, 2025

The fish proceeds to carry out an ostentatious dance, flashing her scales in the hopes of attracting the poet’s attention and inspiring him to write about her.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 9, 2025

I bent down to see if it was okay but as I did I heard, very near, the wry, ostentatious clearing of a throat.

From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt