grand·stand
ˈgran(d)-ˌstand 
1
: a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium
2
: audience
: done for show or to impress onlookers
grandstanded; grandstanding; grandstands
: to play or act so as to impress onlookers
Examples of grandstand in a Sentence
Adjective
The outfielder made a grandstand play out of what should have been a routine catch.
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Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 June 2024
The grandstands are borrowed materials most recently used at Las Vegas’s Formula 1 race and professional golf events.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
After a nearly fatal case of COVID-19, Minnesota pianist Nachito Herrera will play a mini-grandstand concert.
—Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Gregory argues that what their opponents are doing is merely grandstanding, but Ava points out the obvious — usually, that’s all a panel is.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
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Noun
One image was of a grandstand being constructed on the eastern side of Kim Il Sung Square, the site where all major parades in North Korea are held.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN, 18 June 2024
The grandstands are borrowed materials most recently used at Las Vegas’s Formula 1 race and professional golf events.
—David Waldstein, New York Times, 31 May 2024
Adjective
Grandstand seats start at $2,500; hospitality packages in the main grandstand start at $10,000.
—Hannah Elliott, Bloomberg.com, 7 June 2023
After a nearly fatal case of COVID-19, Minnesota pianist Nachito Herrera will play a mini-grandstand concert.
—Jon Bream, Star Tribune, 4 Sep. 2020
Verb
Pasquale and Giuseppe are merely victims only in the most obvious scene: a grandstanding courtroom oration by a lawyer who accuses Italy for its indifference to the suffering of street kids.
—Armond White, National Review, 19 June 2024
Gregory argues that what their opponents are doing is merely grandstanding, but Ava points out the obvious — usually, that’s all a panel is.
—Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 20 Mar. 2024
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandstand. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.
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