Sentence examples for not showy enough from inspiring English sources

Certain plants are overlooked in commerce, Mr. Hoffman says, because they may be hard to propagate, their flowers are not showy enough or they bloom at the wrong time.

At least two great pianists – Sviatoslav Richter and Rudolf Firkušný – championed and recorded it magnificently, but in Britain performances are rare, perhaps because, despite criticisms that the solo part is not showy enough, the work is still a considerable challenge to play.

Too traditional not showy enough.

It is not the fault of Cusack--again, she's amazing--it's that those numbers alone, out of context, aren't showy enough in the exaggerated way folks need solos to be.

Wahlberg's lead performance may not be showy enough to earn him a shot at the best actor title.

Or would they have deemed it too natural, not showy or melismatic enough?

Anne Hathaway has one standout scene, but her performance isn't showy or interesting enough to put her on the level of, say, Reese Witherspoon ("Wild") or Julianne Moore ("Still Alice") in this year's Best Actress odds.

Are they showy enough?

"They were not showy.

It's not showy.

This is not showy theatre.