posturing

Example Sentences

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After last week’s debate, there was lots of social media posturing about who won and who trolled whom the best.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 28, 2026

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

She stopped to pick a flower and lift it to her nose, posturing for me.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine