showy
Example Sentences
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At the same time, the show reminds us of the showy excesses of the period, and that artists’ embrace of them rarely paid off.
Everything in that seemingly spur-of-the-moment scene would have had to have been carefully arranged, which is why it comes off as clumsily showy rather than truly delightful.
They’re expectedly less showy and more mature, capable of competing with those by European masters.
From Los Angeles Times
Playing her sister, Ms. Lilleaas has a less showy part with a broader range, and her Agnes turns out to be a bridge across the family chasm in an especially powerful late scene.
Yes: Alcaraz is the faster, showier player, capable of mad sprints to pull out improbable winners, but Sinner’s developed real range.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
