showily
Example Sentences
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He was replaced by Mike Pompeo, whom Trump showily turned down for a job in the coming administration.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
It also allows Miller to give the kind of showily effective double-trouble performance that, whatever you think of it, resists the generally flattening, blandifying effects of the superhero template.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 15, 2023
Others, less showily, wore buttons proclaiming John Glenn “the New Frontier man of the year,” a nod to John F. Kennedy’s famous phrase.
From New York Times ● Feb. 18, 2022
But I'm not so sure that the main avenue that the protest has taken — people showily unsubscribing from Spotify — is really about that, especially since this boycott is unlikely to work.
From Salon ● Feb. 4, 2022
Ralph even mimicked Boyboy, Pete’s mutt — strutting around, barking showily, calling himself “Ralph-Ralph.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
