showed off; shown off or showed off; showing off; shows off
: to display proudly
wanted to show our new car off
: to seek to attract attention by conspicuous behavior
boys showing off for the girls
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Examples of show-off in a Sentence
Verb
the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started
she just wants to show off her new jewelry
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Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2023
Molded traction keeps you on your feet even when the ground is wet, while colors range from sensible black to show-off pistachio frost or pulse yellow.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
And a couple of Great Lakes over, NASCAR held its second street race in Chicago, choosing that event to also show off its prototype of a fully electric stock car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
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Noun
Every single day, the full sun is, like, in full show-off mode and gets swallowed up by the sea.
—Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Apr. 2023
Molded traction keeps you on your feet even when the ground is wet, while colors range from sensible black to show-off pistachio frost or pulse yellow.
—Jessica MacDonald, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2023
Verb
Princess Anne is a lifelong equestrian who rode for Team Great Britain at the Olympics in 1976, and showed off her skills when her horse got spooked in the streets of London during the Trooping the Colour parade on June 15.
—Janine Henni, Peoplemag, 8 July 2024
And a couple of Great Lakes over, NASCAR held its second street race in Chicago, choosing that event to also show off its prototype of a fully electric stock car.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 8 July 2024
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“Show-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show-off. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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