showily
Example Sentences
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The showily exoticized wallpaper, sold throughout Europe and in North America by celebrated manufacturer Joseph Dufour, was the culmination of Western public fascination with British Royal Navy Capt. James Cook’s three voyages to the Pacific.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 9, 2025
He was replaced by Mike Pompeo, whom Trump showily turned down for a job in the coming administration.
From Slate ● Jan. 20, 2025
Three such titles this year are a heat-seeking troika that involve American notables who, after a period of relative domestic quiet, have showily returned to the international stage.
From New York Times ● May 24, 2024
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
Then, as the train chugged along, suddenly Jiichan announced showily, “NOW you may each eat a cake! It is time!”
From "A Place to Belong" by Cynthia Kadohata
