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
Aggie and her two grandfathers were present, and James Walsham certainly did not show to advantage, by the side of the easy and self-possessed young officer.
From With Wolfe in Canada The Winning of a Continent by Henty, G. A. (George Alfred)
Neither did Nancy's old Shaker bonnet show to advantage beside Flora's hat, with its beautiful bows and streamers; but Nancy was not troubled about that.
From Young Lucretia and Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
Altogether Lord Fallowfeild did not show to advantage in Richard Calmady's company.
From The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance by Malet, Lucas
