putting on
Example Sentences
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They could just be putting on a show for the cameras, she said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026
“I loved it when he got off work on the weekends. We would spend time either cutting grass, doing plumbing, putting on drywall, or playing music in church.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
China's robots are capable of putting on a show, doing Kung Fu dance moves and racing faster than humans during a marathon in Beijing.
From BBC • May 11, 2026
Other Taiwanese semiconductor stocks also gained, with MediaTek jumping 8.1% and UniMicron Technology putting on 7.7%.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026
The afternoon sun was putting on a persuasive show.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
