How to Use showy in a Sentence

showy

adjective

• Perhaps you should wear something a little less showy.
• These multi-stemmed shrubs lost all their showy fruit in the cold.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 14 Jan. 2023
• One big change: The kitchen’s showy wood-burning grill is out.
  — Rick Nelson, Star Tribune, 5 Aug. 2020
• The part is very showy, and Ayoade isn’t shy about showing off the showiness.
  — Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
• It’s the least showy role, which is not in my wheelhouse to begin with.
  — Duante Beddingfield, Detroit Free Press, 3 Dec. 2021
• The white blooms resemble hibiscus and are showy in the spring and the fall.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 5 Nov. 2020
• The first three episodes of Normal People are not showy.
  — Rachel Syme, The New Republic, 28 Apr. 2020
• Check out Matt Pawlik’s guide on where to catch the best of this year’s showy showers.
  — Dakota Kim, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2023
• Here are a few mum types that would look great in any showy front yard display.
  — Viveka Neveln, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2023
• Amber’s song was more showy than what Leah was singing.
  — Ashley Leestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2023
• Nearly 20 mezze launch the menu, and the entrees include a showy lamb shank served on a slab of tree.
  — Washington Post, 18 May 2022
• The glow-in-the-dark orange and yellow blooms produced above the foliage are very showy.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 4 June 2020
• Big, showy camellias are popping right now in shades of white, pink and deep rose.
  — Los Angeles Times, 25 Feb. 2021
• There was, in short, a lot of pressure to create something showy and not many ways to do it.
  — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 6 Dec. 2021
• In the years to come, Emhoff straddled a line — rising star, but never too showy.
  — Washington Post, 28 Oct. 2020
• The red Chevy did a victory lap around the track with a showy doughnut spin at the end, as fans cheered and honked on the frozen bay.
  — Katie Galioto, Star Tribune, 27 Feb. 2021
• The car even has a showy, ornamental rear fin of its own.
  — Popular Mechanics, 6 Oct. 2020
• As a showy villain is wont to do, all of this talk leads the Linen Man to spill his entire grand evil scheme.
  — Ariana Romero, refinery29.com, 28 Mar. 2021
• The effect is just cluttered, even more so in terms of showy technique.
  — Dennis Harvey, Variety, 7 Dec. 2023
• For Henry, the focus is less on showy cars and more on catching up.
  — Leon Stafford, ajc, 18 Oct. 2021
• The flowers of the persimmon are small, greenish-white and are not very showy at all.
  — Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 15 Oct. 2021
• Or perhaps a bright and herbaceous salad with showy gourmet flair put you over the edge.
  — Paul Stephen, San Antonio Express-News, 30 Nov. 2022
• The blooms are very showy with intense colors, Protect them from snails and slugs with slug and snail bait.
  — Calvin Finch, ExpressNews.com, 22 Oct. 2020
• The lodge was on Harding Lake, pricked with islands dressed in showy hats of spruce, birch, and poplar, their leaves wrapped in folds of icy lace.
  — Sophy Roberts, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Feb. 2024
• Small spikes of white flowers appear here and there between spring and fall but aren't very showy.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2023
• Small spikes of white flowers appear here and there between spring and fall, but aren't very showy.
  — Megan Hughes, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 June 2022
• The foliage has fern-like leaves and the flowers are showy blooms with spur protrusions at the bottom.
  — Arkansas Online, 28 Mar. 2022
• The blooms of this classic tree appear in mid to late spring with large flowers that become showy red fruits the birds love.
  — Arricca Elin Sansone, House Beautiful, 1 May 2023
• If the flavors get your seal of approval, try freezing them in ice cubes for the prettiest cocktails around or incorporate them into one of our showy recipes.
  — Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 May 2024
• Perennial hibiscus makes the better pick to grow as a shrub, while tropical is a showy option for containers.
  — Southern Living Editors, Southern Living, 4 Apr. 2024

Last Updated: 18 Sep 2024