showoff
Example Sentences
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It’s a showoff of a novel, flaunting its erudite mastery of the conventions of Golden Age British mystery fiction in every twist, turn and red herring of its plot.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 15, 2023
“I appreciate that Glacier Peak requires work for a view and it makes her quite different than her showoff sister, Mount Baker,” said Matthew Riggen, visitor information and field ranger for the Darrington Ranger District.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
“He thought he was doing his job. He wasn’t a showoff in that respect and wasn’t searching for hero worship.”
From Washington Times ● Feb. 7, 2021
FaceTiming with friends and family doesn’t work; she runs around in full showoff mode and can’t really interact via a screen that well.
From Slate ● Apr. 26, 2020
She'd think I was a showoff and that I wasn’t respectful, and that I was precocious.
From "It All Comes Down to This" by Karen English
