Example Sentences

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If Lincoln was posturing, at least he had the good sense to wrap his ambition in grander terms.

From Washington Post • Jan. 5, 2023

Analysts quoted by the Associated Press said Wednesday’s move by Iran to send warships to Yemeni waters was posturing by the regional powerhouse.

From Washington Post • Apr. 9, 2015

This was posturing, to a degree — Mr. Azoff didn’t really expect 90 cents of every ad dollar.

From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2010

Rubin was already 30 when he was posturing as a Peter Pan of the left.

From Time Magazine Archive

She was posturing she knew, but why she had no idea.

From What's Bred in the Bone by Allen, Grant