show and tell
Example Sentences
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"Last year in school, he made a show and tell of going in an ambulance."
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2022
“I always meant to meet him at a show and tell him how important his work was to me, but never did. Dammit.”
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 11, 2022
Fathers come up to him after the show and tell him how much they identify with the man he portrays on stage.
From Seattle Times • Feb. 16, 2022
The comedians Steven Phillips-Horst and Lily Marotta both had copies of the book with them onstage, and Phillips-Horst at one point held his up for a bit of show and tell.
From New York Times • Feb. 9, 2022
As to the art of pitching, of course, the old man could show and tell, but he could no longer do.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
