Sentence examples for purely show from inspiring English sources

In his office he sits on a carved throne and gives visitors a symbolic gambling chip that depicts him, with his trademark Martini glass, as "the happiest mayor of the greatest city in the world".Alas, much of this, like most things in Las Vegas, is purely show.

The current study was designed to purely show the feasibility of the model.

This is purely show-and-tell, though.

So, the ITO NWs have been fabricated purely, shown as Fig. 1d.

In which case, chasing Du Plessis down the street was purely for show.

Concertgoers are so accustomed to seeing one onstage that some stars now bring them along purely for show.

The idea of using our military purely to "show strength" against Russia in some sort of macho capacity may only make things worse.

Harris reports that Noel Gallagher gave one song the title "Acquiesce" (with no lyrical justification) purely to show Albarn that he knew and could spell the word.

Even though the original stars, Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, have departed, this gleeful adaptation of Mr. Brooks's movie remains the brassiest, most purely entertaining show in town.

(A seventh state, Missouri, also conducts a primary in February, but it is purely for show: the state's delegates will be allocated at caucuses in March).

More power to you if you're ordering the truffle supplement purely to show you can afford it – go wild, light up a cigar with a wad of 50s while you're at it.