How to Use on show in a Sentence

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  • If there is a good omen in all this, the last time the Jets were on show was in 2010.
    oregonlive, 18 July 2023
  • Blue Days from 1996 by Bourgeois will be on show in Europe for the first time.
    Simon Chilvers, Vogue, 9 Oct. 2023
  • The schedule is subject to change and determined on show days.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Of the remaining two jets, one was destroyed in a crash and one is on show at a museum.
    Fox News, 13 Apr. 2023
  • Plus, the thong style and seamless finish means there are no unsightly panty lines on show.
    Amy Louise Bailey, Travel + Leisure, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The baroque architecture on show is some of the finest in Europe, while the cathedral in the heart of town draws its origins back to the 13th century.
    Joe Minihane, CNN, 8 Nov. 2022
  • The final three nominees from the second round of voting will be announced on show day, Apr. 2.
    Marcus K. Dowling, USA TODAY, 8 Mar. 2023
  • Then the top three will be announced on show day, and the winner determined via social media.
    Kimberlee Speakman, Peoplemag, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Both ideals are on show in the Hallwyll apartment thanks to Putman’s structural changes and Derville’s furnishings.
    Ellie Pithers, New York Times, 15 Dec. 2022
  • But with an awards show as rich and storied as the Oscars, not every major moment makes it to the television screen on show night.
    Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 10 Mar. 2023
  • Right from the outset, visitors will be delighted by the choices of artworks on show.
    Joanne Shurvell, Forbes, 26 Mar. 2023
  • This followed a presentation of the projects on Monday, where a diverse lineup was on show.
    Marta Balaga, Variety, 8 July 2022
  • Days are long for these artists, who often rise at 6 a.m. to get kids off to school before grabbing a nap and heading to the gym for a training session, then working 6 to 11 p.m. on show nights.
    Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2023
  • There was plenty of animosity on show in 1998, as well.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Other skills on show are bareback riding, rodeo clowns and the popular kids-ride-sheep event, mutton-busting.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The event welcomes creatives, artists, galleries, collectors, curators and the general public to view the works on show.
    Erica Wertheim Zohar, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2023
  • Samples on show were available in gold, silver, and dark gray, but Samsung reiterated that things were subject to change.
    Julian Chokkattu, WIRED, 26 Feb. 2024
  • Klein’s eye seems to have a direct connection to his heart; the work on show, in whatever medium, reveals his openness of spirit, as well as his catholic interests.
    Vogue, 2 June 2022
  • Amp, the live audio and radio app from Amazon, has launched a creator fund that will provide select users monthly payments based on show performance.
    J. Clara Chan, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep. 2022
  • There’s, there’s lots of stuff on show, but then there’s also maybe an air of secrecy and a feeling that we kind of can’t be shown everything that is actually happening.
    Quartz Staff, Quartz, 2 May 2023
  • The jumbo meatball on show in Amsterdam — sized somewhere between a softball and a volleyball — was for show only and had been glazed to ensure it didn’t get damaged on its journey from Sydney.
    Mike Corder, oregonlive, 31 Mar. 2023
  • Luis Feliciano puts on show for hometown fans The third Milwaukee boxer on the program fought in the only bout of the night that pitted two experienced traditional boxers.
    Dave Kallmann, Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Collections of works by deceased artists are often put on show by families or people interested in profiting from their work, Ms. Arnon said.
    Ronen Bergman, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Los Angeles courts already have a reputation for being soft on show business figures.
    Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2022
  • According to a police statement, the perpetrators gained access to an exhibition room where the items were on show, before breaking open a display case containing 483 coins.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 24 Nov. 2022
  • In Mali and Niger, where similar dynamics are on show, growing food insecurity and the drying up of foreign aid are plunging millions toward greater peril.
    Ishaan Tharoor, Washington Post, 22 Dec. 2023
  • Archaeological objects including tools, weapons and ceramics used by cave men are on show at the village museum.
    Silvia Marchetti, CNN, 25 Apr. 2023
  • The government’s toxic nature was on show after Argentina’s World Cup victory in December.
    Patrick Gillespie, Bloomberg.com, 11 Feb. 2023
  • In a number of other democracies, however, the potential fragility of their core institutions and political fabric will be on show.
    Ned Temko, The Christian Science Monitor, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The film is also invigorated by its ideological framework—centered not on politics but on show business.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022

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