grandstand
noun
the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
grandstanded
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past participleof grandstand.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof grandstand.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
grandstandnounthe main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
Example Sentences
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And he has grandstanded constantly about Santos’ turpitude on TV.
From Slate ● Nov. 30, 2023
“Van Damme certainly grandstanded around the set – he let everyone know who the star was,” he recalls.
From The Guardian ● Jul. 16, 2018
"Performing for you is my life," Rivers grandstanded at the end, "and no one has the right to take it away from me."
From The Guardian ● Sep. 5, 2014
Worse, members of the committee grandstanded about the testimony, about Hill’s motives.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 26, 2014
You have grandstanded and posed as the debonair adventurer, until it’s come to be second nature.
From The Key to Yesterday by Charles Neville Buck
