showboat

Example Sentences

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It was then the home fighter's turn to showboat, poking his tongue out to his rival as Edwards landed a clean right hand.

From BBC • Dec. 17, 2023

Kemp attributed Anovion’s choice of location to state and local officials, saying “they don’t posture or showboat, and they don’t try to steal credit.”

From Washington Times • Jun. 27, 2023

Back then, skeptics tried to describe him in ways that limited his accomplishments — dismissing him as selfish or a showboat.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2023

“Parmi veder le lagrime” oozed with self-regarding longing, and “La donna è mobile” had the suavity of someone who doesn’t need to showboat.

From New York Times • Nov. 11, 2022

It was possible, though, that he was simply angry at Lopsang, whom he regarded as a showboat.

From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer