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.
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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Meanings and Examples of SHOW
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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.
2 In novels, the girls show it by starting and blushing, fainting away, growing thin, and acting like fools.
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.
4 John, dear, I'm ashamed to show you my book, for I've really been dreadfully extravagant lately.
5 I hate such things, and though I think I've a right to be hurt, I don't intend to show it.
6 I've tried to show it, but you wouldn't let me.
7 I'll show you how, for I've studied you while we were frolicking, and I'm not at all satisfied with you.
8 There was a good deal to show, and by-and-by she saw, and was grateful for it.
9 I was a boy then, headstrong and violent, and it took a hard lesson to show me my mistake.
10 Now I shall haf to show thee all my heart, and I so gladly will, because thou must take care of it hereafter.
11 But come here and let me show you what I have bought.
12 It isn't anything, only they all felt kindly and wanted to show it.
13 This is the house, father stranger, which you would have me show you.
14 Here she ended, and dawn enthroned in gold began to show in heaven, whereon she returned inland.
15 One day, therefore, I went up inland that I might pray heaven to show me some means of getting away.
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.