show to advantage
Example Sentences
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On this occasion, however, it unluckily did not show to advantage.
From New York Times • Nov. 25, 2011
If he does not show to advantage in a new role he may shelve it for a while, as he seems to be doing with Manrico in Il Trovatore.
From Time Magazine Archive
To make the river show to advantage, it will be necessary to arrange it in the form of an inclined plane.
From Home Pastimes; or Tableaux Vivants by Head, James H.
In no other part of cookery does the skill of the cook show to advantage as in the way in which the various sauces are prepared and served.
From Mrs. Wilson's Cook Book Numerous New Recipes Based on Present Economic Conditions by Wilson, Mary A.
His profound scholarship, penetrating judgment, nervous though severe style, and critical acumen, all show to advantage in the History.
From The Age of Tennyson by Walker, Hugh
