for show

1. For the sake of appearances or display. For example, They put on a lavish buffet, mainly for show, or The police pretended to jail the informer, for show. [c. 1700]

Example Sentences

“I just thought, ‘Well, we have this exhibit where the tapes aren’t for sale; they’re for show.

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“I thought it was just for show, but they were like, ‘Oh no, we aren’t wasting any grapes.

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The West Midlands Peaky Blinder Group, which arranges monthly meet-ups and pub crawls for show enthusiasts, has grown to 44,000 members since being set up in 2018.

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"The young people didn't get to use them due to lack of staff, so it was just for show," she said.

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The arrest warrants and Abbott’s order are largely for show.

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