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grandstand
[gran-stand, grand-]
noun
the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
the people sitting in these seats.
verb (used without object)
to conduct oneself or perform showily or ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers.
The senator doesn't hesitate to grandstand if it makes her point.
adjective
situated in a grandstand.
grandstand seats.
having a vantage point resembling that of a grandstand.
From our office windows on the third floor, we had a grandstand view of the parade.
intended to impress an onlooker or onlookers.
a grandstand catch.
grandstand
/ ˈɡrænˌstænd, ˈɡrænd- /
noun
a terraced block of seats, usually under a roof, commanding the best view at racecourses, football pitches, etc
( as modifier )
grandstand tickets
the spectators in a grandstand
(modifier) as if from a grandstand; unimpeded (esp in the phrase grandstand view )
verb
informal, (intr) to behave ostentatiously in an attempt to impress onlookers
Other Word Forms
- grandstander noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of grandstand1
Example Sentences
On Saturday the pair powered through a sustained shower of razz from the grandstands at the Ryder Cup on New York’s Long Island.
But it is so firmly grounded in truthful and complicated detail drawn from Mr. Dunne’s actual experience that it makes its powerful moral argument without any need for grandstanding or preaching.
US captain Keegan Bradley appears unhappy as Justin Rose gets relief after hitting his approach into the grandstand on the 13th.
Moods darkened to the point where a fist fight broke out between two spectators in the grandstand behind the final green.
Thousands had excitedly scurried through the entrance gates before sunrise to claim a spot in the huge 5,000-capacity grandstand on the first tee.
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