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Ostentatiously low-key baubles from the storied Munich jeweler Hemmerle.

From New York Times • Jul. 24, 2023

Ostentatiously grooming his mustache and eyebrows while peering into a hand-held mirror, he is the ultimate braggart and prevaricator, itching for a comeuppance.

From New York Times • Sep. 25, 2010

Ostentatiously shocked by all this, Archie turned to the subject of Judy's purse.

From Time Magazine Archive

Ostentatiously, he collected identity cards, jotted down names � and, as Farah Diba drove away, tore up the list and tossed it into the gutter.

From Time Magazine Archive

He laid his six-shooter Ostentatiously across his lap and got out his tobacco and papers.

From The Heritage of the Sioux by Bower, B. M.