Sentence examples for posturing a from inspiring English sources

One suspects that these tech leaders were posturing a bit — really, no screens?

On one level, you could dismiss it as just posturing, a bargaining ploy over the years meant to wrest something new from the city — tax breaks or a stadium.

When two males confront each other, whether competing for a mate or for some disputed territory, they can behave either like "hawks"—fighting until one is maimed, killed, or flees or like "doves"—posturing a bit but leaving before any serious harm is done.

One common thing that I see going on is that, sadly, many men appear to have a tendency to act more from a place of ego and are prone to posturing a fair amount, especially when they are feeling insecure.

Or that we see nobility and grace in the manner in which he disregards racist insinuations; that this a man who is never mean-spirited or angry, who seems more interested in policy rather than posturing, a man who has run a mostly no-nonsense, scandal-free administration, a leader who has kept more of his campaign promises then any president in recent history.

Much of this is still posturing, a semi-adolescent adoption of cool moves to impress the watchers rather than with any thought as to the direct impact, like a school kid giving cheek to the teacher to impress his friends, not bothering to wonder whether the teacher will react.

He was just posturing for a better deal.

"The war in Iraq was postured as a big idea.

Everyone is thin and has soldierlike posture, a small nose, a strong jawline, and long legs.

It's timing plus posture: a highfalutin coolness imposed on fierce feeling.

From the typical raised posture, a cobra sweeps its head forward and downward to bite.