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US
/ˈʃoʊmənˌʃɪp/
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[ UK /ʃˈəʊmənʃˌɪp/ ]
[ UK /ʃˈəʊmənʃˌɪp/ ]
NOUN
- the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner
How To Use showmanship In A Sentence
- Superficially, the rationale of the style would seem to be its conjuncture of sensitivity and showmanship.
- His flair and showmanship won new audiences and gained the theatre great prestige.
- There is something admirable about this - the absence of showmanship. Times, Sunday Times
- He is one of a platoon of French intellectuals praising the game as a noble art compared with the selfish showmanship of football. Times, Sunday Times
- There is a reason for that tokotoko—it's not just for showmanship, but it is to safeguard them.
- Aside from the showmanship, Ebersole will look to keep the fight moving as Hallman has a wrestling background and is known as a grappler. NEWS.com.au | Top Stories
- One final piece of understated showmanship: when the band came back for the encore, they straggled on in a seemingly random fashion.
- Putting Bloom through his never-ending role-playing may be mis-guided but beyond the showmanship is a simple understanding that his brother is his number one concern. Mark enjoys the company of THE BROTHERS BLOOM! | Obsessed With Film
- This exhibition puts scholarship above showmanship. Times, Sunday Times
- That kind of self-congratulatory showmanship doesn't sit well with me.