posturing

Example Sentences

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If “The Christophers” is to be believed, art that tries to imitate a certain style is little more than hollow, emotionless posturing.

From Salon • Apr. 17, 2026

Bragging, threatening, and posturing are all frowned upon.

From Slate • Apr. 13, 2026

In a “risk-on” market, investors rush to buy up stocks that had been especially beaten down during prior bouts of defensive posturing, noted Cantor Fitzgerald’s C.J.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

"Do you know what? I might have just been posturing in that interview, 'cos I'm terrified of stuff like that," she says.

From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026

Both of the men were rolling up their sleeves, huffing and posturing like a pair of alley cats.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda