show-and-tell
noun
1
: a classroom exercise in which children display an item and talk about it
2
: a public display or demonstration
Examples of show-and-tell in a Sentence
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Every show-and-tell had a different theme: organization, critical initiatives, people, systems and partnerships.
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Katharina Schmidt, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Everything from live music parties in apartments to pancake breakfasts to volleyball to show-and-tells for adults.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Just tell generative AI to work on a stepwise basis and do a show-and-tell along the way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Galaxy Digital conducted its quarterly show-and-tell this morning.
—Crystal Kim, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Ramsey County is deceiving the public with its show-and-tell obsession with streetcars and not providing an accurate comparison with Bus Rapid Transit.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 2 June 2024
That ended when a kid found some of his dad’s pornographic flash comics in a drawer and held a show-and-tell in the back of the room.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2024
One student pulled out all the stops for a show-and-tell at Abbott Elementary.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Cooper appeared as himself during the episode, popping up as a student’s show-and-tell project.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
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Katharina Schmidt, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024
Everything from live music parties in apartments to pancake breakfasts to volleyball to show-and-tells for adults.
—Dan Primack, Axios, 20 Sep. 2024
Just tell generative AI to work on a stepwise basis and do a show-and-tell along the way.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
Galaxy Digital conducted its quarterly show-and-tell this morning.
—Crystal Kim, Axios, 1 Aug. 2024
Ramsey County is deceiving the public with its show-and-tell obsession with streetcars and not providing an accurate comparison with Bus Rapid Transit.
—Letter Writers, Twin Cities, 2 June 2024
That ended when a kid found some of his dad’s pornographic flash comics in a drawer and held a show-and-tell in the back of the room.
—Dean Minnich, Baltimore Sun, 7 Apr. 2024
One student pulled out all the stops for a show-and-tell at Abbott Elementary.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 11 Mar. 2024
Cooper appeared as himself during the episode, popping up as a student’s show-and-tell project.
—Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2024
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