Example Sentences

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But what it lacks in flashiness, Costco makes up for in consistency that Walmart hasn’t yet matched.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

But for all their flashiness, it was not well understood how these birds evolved a unique way to create their colour palette.

From Science Daily • Nov. 15, 2024

If anything, the word that accompanied their kind of flashiness was “fun.”

From New York Times • Dec. 7, 2023

"It didn't align with what I thought we were building the company for," said Singh, adding that he was "embarrassed and ashamed" at deals he said "reeked of excess and flashiness."

From Reuters • Oct. 16, 2023

He had bought a new suit, brilliant blue, almost electric in its flashiness, nor had he been careful as to style.

From The Cross-Cut by Cooper, Courtney Ryley