is grandstanding
- present progressive of grandstand (3rd person singular).
Example Sentences
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Some in the intelligence world think that Merkel is grandstanding for the local crowd; she knows, they say, that expelling a station chief is, in a way, self-destructive.
From Slate ● Jul. 11, 2014
Officials say Von Raab is "grandstanding" and fear bounties would invite international kidnaping.
From Time Magazine Archive
And she is terrified that her colleagues--or worse yet, Mukasey--will think she is grandstanding.
From Time Magazine Archive
