SHOW in a Sentence

Learn SHOW from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
420 example sentences for SHOW, such as:
1. They show no respect for authority.
2. Tonight show features a host of celebrities.
3. I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me.
4. Book early for the show to avoid disappointment.
5. He quit the show last year because of bad health.
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
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 Meanings and Examples of SHOW
show
 n.  pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression
 v.  provide evidence for
Classic Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  So I thought, as a little lesson, I would show you what happens when everyone thinks only of herself.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER ELEVEN
2  In novels, the girls show it by starting and blushing, fainting away, growing thin, and acting like fools.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY
3  I'm not a show, Aunty, and no one is coming to stare at me, to criticize my dress, or count the cost of my luncheon.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-FIVE
4  John, dear, I'm ashamed to show you my book, for I've really been dreadfully extravagant lately.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER TWENTY-EIGHT
5  I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY
6  I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-FIVE
7  I'll show you how, for I've studied you while we were frolicking, and I'm not at all satisfied with you.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE
8  There was a good deal to show, and by-and-by she saw, and was grateful for it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
9  I was a boy then, headstrong and violent, and it took a hard lesson to show me my mistake.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-THREE
10  Now I shall haf to show thee all my heart, and I so gladly will, because thou must take care of it hereafter.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FORTY-SIX
11  But come here and let me show you what I have bought.
A Doll's House By Henrik Ibsen
Context  Highlight   In ACT I
12  It isn't anything, only they all felt kindly and wanted to show it.
Little Women By Louisa May Alcott
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER FIVE
13  This is the house, father stranger, which you would have me show you.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK VII
14  Here she ended, and dawn enthroned in gold began to show in heaven, whereon she returned inland.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XII
15  One day, therefore, I went up inland that I might pray heaven to show me some means of getting away.
The Odyssey By Homer
Context  Highlight   In BOOK XII
Example Sentence: (210 in 15 pages)
1  The show was about to begin and backstage there were signs of feverish activity.
2  For a hit show, profits can add up to millions of dollars.
3  Although she hated him, she put on a show of politeness.
4  You may hold or attend press conferences to announce news or show a product range.
5  The child clutched the doll to her arms and would not show it to anyone.
6  Only a skeleton staff remains to show anyone interested around the site.
7  Their approach is to whittle away at the evidence to show reasonable doubt.
8  These latest paintings show how the artist has really grown in maturity.
9  After the play they called for the author to show himself.
10  They show no respect for authority.
11  He quit the show last year because of bad health.
12  Book early for the show to avoid disappointment.
13  Tonight show features a host of celebrities.
14  Help me to groom the horses for the show tonight.
15  Both sides have tried to outdo each other to show how tough they can be.