grandstand
noun
the main seating area of a stadium, racetrack, parade route, or the like, usually consisting of tiers with rows of individual seats.
is grandstanding
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present progressiveof grandstand (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
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
And she is terrified that her colleagues--or worse yet, Mukasey--will think she is grandstanding.
From Time Magazine Archive
Officials say Von Raab is "grandstanding" and fear bounties would invite international kidnaping.
From Time Magazine Archive
