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
At present she did not show to advantage, her deck being littered with stores of all kinds that had come on board late.
From The Treasure of the Incas by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
There was only one other girl at the table, Lady Agatha de Champion, and her slouching, stooping figure and fuzzled hair did not show to advantage beside the heiress's upright, rounded shape and well-brushed waves.
From The Reflections of Ambrosine A Novel by Glyn, Elinor
This is one great reason why they like me so; because they can all show to advantage in a room and eclipse from a certain tact one who is reckoned to be a good Poet.
From Letters of John Keats to His Family and Friends by Keats, John
