Example Sentences

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Displaying as always her couture hauteur, Miranda, who doesn’t even remember Andy from her long-ago gig, tosses the former assistant in a terrible office and tells her she will inevitably fail.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

"Displaying this new portrait will serve as a reminder to us all of the example set by our ultimate public servant," he said.

From BBC • Jan. 15, 2024

Displaying advertisements next to Hitler stuff is ultra-bad “brand safety,” that advertising term that’s come up a lot since Musk bought Twitter and gutted its content moderation team.

From Slate • Nov. 17, 2023

Displaying a personal message can earn a fine of more than $10,000 under NFL rules.

From Washington Times • Oct. 12, 2023

A physician, John Webster, wrote The Displaying of Supposed Witchcraft against him in 1677: Webster had trouble getting a licence to publish, but finally obtained one from the vice-president of the Royal Society.

From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton