showstopping
- a word derived from show-stopper.
Example Sentences
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But the Japanese 14th seed - who arrived on Court One in yet another showstopping outfit - looked at home at SW19 as she thrashed Kasatkina.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2026
“Disaster Zones” is all blown-out ambience, and the LP closes on a showstopping cover of John Prine’s classic “Angel From Montgomery.”
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2026
It meant Fear and Gibson needed to deliver a showstopping performance in their Scottish-themed free dance to earn Britain's first medal of the 2026 Winter Games.
From BBC ● Feb. 11, 2026
Not long ago, the annual fundraising event for New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute implied style and showstopping pageantry.
From Salon ● May 6, 2025
The girl really knew how to make a showstopping entrance and exit.
From "The Season of Styx Malone" by Kekla Magoon
