showboat
Example Sentences
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On the witness stand, a showboating medical examiner admits that he can’t even say with certainty that William’s death was a homicide.
From New York Times
Hernandez needled his protégé for showboating, saying, “You need to look good, you had to have flowers on you.”
From Washington Times
Are they meant to be measured, thoughtful and protective, or are they meant to be punitive, frenzied, showboating?
From Washington Post
However, the Brazilian was criticised by United boss Erik ten Hag for unnecessarily showboating in October.
From BBC
Some of the juiciest laughs come from Sonny’s interactions with the gnomic Knight, a showboating supporting role that Affleck embraces with a sly, vacant deadpan and tragically unhip styling.
From New York Times
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