on display

idiom

: put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will go on display.

Examples of on display in a Sentence

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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.

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