showing
a show, display, or exhibition.
the act of putting something on display.
a performance or record considered for the impression it makes: She made a bad showing in high school but did better in college.
a setting forth or presentation, as of facts or conditions.
Also called show piece . a rock specimen revealing the presence of a certain mineral.
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How to use showing in a sentence
After an impressive showing at an officials’ camp, she was working college games.
A referee and two champion coaches showed that a woman’s place is on a Super Bowl field | Cindy Boren | February 8, 2021 | Washington PostLa Mesa City Councilwoman Akilah Weber, Weber’s daughter, seems poised to make a strong showing for the seat after receiving an endorsement from Senate President Pro Tem Toni Atkins this week.
VOSD Podcast: Vaccines Are Complicating School Plans | Nate John | January 29, 2021 | Voice of San DiegoRutgers direly needed a good showing over the weekend to halt a five-game slide.
NCAA tournament bracketology: Oklahoma State will probably make it despite its postseason ban | Patrick Stevens | January 26, 2021 | Washington PostThe rallies he held for them in northern Georgia also appear to have contributed to their strong showings in and around the counties where the President appeared.
Betting odds heavily favored Georgia’s GOP candidates, then suddenly collapsed. What went wrong? | Shawn Tully | January 7, 2021 | FortuneTickets, which are required for viewing the online showing of the film, can be purchased at a discount using the code STSP20 and selecting a “non-member” purchase option, according to Mattachine Society of Washington.
Film to mark 10th anniversary of ‘DADT ’repeal | Lou Chibbaro Jr. | December 9, 2020 | Washington Blade
In front of this strange structure are two blank-faced, well-dressed models showing off the latest in European minimalism.
New York’s Most Tragic Ghost Loves Minimalist Swedish Fashion | Nina Strochlic | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAlmost all of the network and cable news channels said that they would not be showing the cartoons either.
Politicians Only Love Journalists When They're Dead | Luke O’Neil | January 8, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe account goes some way in showing just how present the Quds and other forces are in Iraq at this point in time.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq | IranWire | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTWe also have a growing body of biological research showing that fathers, like mothers, are hard-wired to care for children.
How Good Dads Can Change the World | Gary Barker, PhD, Michael Kaufman | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSuch was the importance of showing the country that he was a “different kind of Democrat.”
A certain light was beginning to dawn dimly within her,—the light which, showing the way, forbids it.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinFrom several doorways other men emerged, some of martial bearing, showing that the place was garrisoned to some extent.
St. Martin's Summer | Rafael SabatiniThey had proceeded a mile when Bruno came running back, showing by his manner he had news to impart.
The Courier of the Ozarks | Byron A. DunnAn incident of the campaign of 1806 gave the Marshal's enemies an excellent opening for showing their dislike.
Napoleon's Marshals | R. P. Dunn-PattisonI have been accused of showing irreverence towards these barbarous kings and priests.
God and my Neighbour | Robert Blatchford
British Dictionary definitions for showing
/ (ˈʃəʊɪŋ) /
a presentation, exhibition, or display
manner of presentation; performance
evidence
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