Sentence examples for as a showy from inspiring English sources

Critics who see Turner's enthusiasm for storms and sunlight as a showy nervous performance miss the point.

The hostage crisis began as a showy takeover of the embassy, led by a group of Khomeini loyalists calling itself Muslim Students Following the Imam's Line.

Sarkozy also apologised for what he called his "error" of a lack of "solemnity" at the start of his presidency, answering criticisms of his image as a showy "president of the rich".

Three months after the Egyptian government eliminated one emergency court, saying it wanted to expand civil liberties, human rights groups have condemned the change as a showy move that has failed to improve access to fair trials.

The distinctive black-and-white beetle, which Ms. Markham described as "a showy insect," is about an inch or so long with antennae that can grow to more than double the beetle's length.

A3 Egypt's Courts Criticized Three months after the Egyptian government eliminated one emergency court, saying it wanted to expand civil liberties, human rights groups and the relatives of prisoners have condemned the change as a showy move that has failed to improve access to fair trials.

Archana Puran Singh as Ms. Briganza: A showy English teacher.

In printed saris, avoid big prints, as it gives a showy and a massive look.

While not as showy as Kate Bush or as grandiose as The Decemberists' A Short Fazed Hovel tour, she's every bit as adventurous, inventive and effective.

A showy stop, but not as good as it looked.

(The opening credits appear as filmed through a prism, which is about as showy as White gets).