How to Use showstopper in a Sentence

showstopper

noun

• Skip the main meal and go straight for the desserts—the Dragon's Fire Breath is a showstopper.
  — Travel + Leisure, 14 July 2021
• But the true showstopper on board is sure to be the Funnel Suite.
  — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
• Still, Clark put her fears aside and joined the masses who traipsed to the Mall for the day’s showstopper.
  — Mary Claire Molloy, Washington Post, 4 July 2023
• Bleis is a showstopper, a five-tool, 18-year-old for whom the sky is the limit.
  — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
• Wray will need to land in the top 24 to advance beyond the showstopper.
  — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021
• Though Perry wasn't sure the song was the best choice for the showstopper round, Kinstler still made the top 24.
  — Charles Trepany, USA TODAY, 30 Mar. 2021
• That wasn't even close to the showstopper that's coming next year.
  — Madeline Mitchell cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 15 June 2023
• This new-for-fall deep plum shade is a showstopper, too.
  — Sara Gaynes Levy, Peoplemag, 17 Nov. 2023
• The showstopper was richer, more intense and felt denser on the tongue.
  — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
• Here's a unique ombre tree that's sure to be a showstopper.
  — Angela Belt, House Beautiful, 23 Sep. 2022
• The biggest showstopper of them all is Borobudur, an eight-minute drive from the resort.
  — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
• Leo Make way for Leo, the lion of the zodiac, and the showstoppers who call this fire sign their own.
  — Zoey Lyttle, Peoplemag, 2 Nov. 2023
• Of course, the true showstopper of the night was the new Global 7500, which Flohr flew back to Europe following the event.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 30 Mar. 2022
• The third-year tight end from Bend has been a showstopper in the passing game, and emerging as a blocker.
  — oregonlive, 12 Aug. 2021
• No matter the time of year, this runner is a showstopper!
  — Sarah Halverson, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Apr. 2023
• The third one was my semifinal showstopper, the Torii gate.
  — Devon Ivie, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2021
• An 18-foot long dessert table was the room's showstopper.
  — Carrie Goldberg, Harper's BAZAAR, 11 July 2019
• This isn't the first time Zendaya teamed up with Roach to pull a red-carpet showstopper from the archives.
  — Chelsey Sanchez, Harper's BAZAAR, 6 Jan. 2022
• The showstopper at the bar is a built-in, gleaming Steinway piano.
  — Kathy A. McDonald, Variety, 31 Oct. 2023
• Food trends like this Easter dessert board prove food can be a showstopper, too.
  — Bh&g Holiday Editors, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Apr. 2020
• On the far left is a leather tote bag handmade by my brother Richard—my showstopper, who’s-that-guy bag.
  — Tiana Reid, WSJ, 2 Mar. 2022
• Judge was a regular at the Alaska Club and was a bit of a showstopper among teammates who joined him in the weight room.
  — Chris Bieri, Anchorage Daily News, 6 Oct. 2022
• And making the stuff from scratch is like trying to win a GBBO showstopper.
  — Adam Rogers, Wired, 31 Mar. 2021
• The showstopper, of course, was the Baden fringe diamond tiara atop her head, per Town & Country.
  — Erica Gonzales, Harper's BAZAAR, 10 Dec. 2019
• Craft a front door showstopper that’ll last year after year.
  — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 29 Oct. 2020
• The showstopper here is the flaming chorizo, which adds a touch of drama to dinner.
  — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024
• The real showstopper in this dish is the homemade caramelized pastry cream.
  — Laura Denby, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Sep. 2023
• The bright jumble of veggies and yellow rice is a true showstopper.
  — Washington Post, 18 Aug. 2021
• Just as much of a showstopper is the engine underneath its hood.
  — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
• One of the showstoppers with the Red Sea location on the Saudi side is that the whole coastline is absolutely pristine.
  — Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Nov 2024