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How to use show in a sentence

40 example sentences · verb, noun

Show means to display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something. Example: “The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.”

Examples of show by meaning

verbTo display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something.

  • The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.
  • The actor showed Macbeth's confidence in this scene.
  • The car's dull finish showed years of neglect.

verbTo indicate; to convey facts that lead to a conclusion.

  • The record shows that you have been late twelve times this year.
  • Our schedule is showing appointments all day.

verbTo guide or escort; to show the way.

  • Could you please show him on his way. He has overstayed his welcome.
  • Who can show me to the office? I'll show you in.
  • If you get aggressive, the bouncer will show you to the door.

verbTo bestow; to confer.

  • to show mercy; to show favour
  • (dialectal) show me the salt please

verbTo put on a movie, TV show, etc; to be presented in this way.

  • The cinema on Ninth Avenue is showing a couple family movies.
  • They showed episodes of some awful TV show on our flight.
  • The new Brad Pitt movie is showing at eight o'clock tonight.

verbTo display artwork in a gallery or museum.

  • John is showing his work tonight.
  • The Smithsonian shows most of that artist's work.

verbTo display on offer.

  • The store on Eighth Street is showing the new spring collection in the window.

verbTo give hints to the apparent or purported nature of one's hand of cards.

  • There's a bunch of ways to show a bad hand.

More sentences with show

  • The metal surface showed signs of abrasion after years of use.From the entry abrasion
  • The manufacturer's promised new model was a notable absentee at the car show.From the entry absentee
  • His bit about video games was not nearly as entertaining as the other segments of his show.From the entry bit
  • Cantor’s “diagonal proof” shows that the set of real numbers is uncountable.From the entry uncountable
  • The monthly financial statements show all the actual but only some of the accrued expenses.From the entry accrue
  • Stevie intends to burp the alphabet at the school talent show.From the entry burp
  • We saw lots of cows at the farm show, including some surprisingly gigantic bulls.From the entry cow
  • Wisdom doesn't necessarily come with age, sometimes age just shows up all by itself.From the entry age
  • His circus job was the pits, but at least he was in show business.From the entry pit
  • I couldn't garage this big a car; show me something smaller.From the entry this
  • The government warned bus operators against continuing to show bold content on buses.From the entry bold
  • The court will show no mercy; if he gets convicted, it's the chair for him.From the entry chair
  • Thousands of people came to the Civic Center to show off their civic pride.From the entry civic
  • The vouchers are redeemable against West End shows and theatre breaks.From the entry against
  • We went to the trade show to see the latest technology on display.From the entry technology
  • She gave me a quick feel to show that she loves me.From the entry feel
  • The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the “White Picket Fence” commercial had strong fit ratings.From the entry fit
  • She was going that way anyway, so she offered to show him where it was.From the entry go
  • He chanced upon a kindly stranger who showed him the way.From the entry chance
  • The run of the show lasted two weeks, and we sold out every night.From the entry run
  • Recent polling has showed that 40% are in favour of the candidate.From the entry showed
  • Mendel's discoveries showed how the evolution of a species may be doctored.From the entry doctor
  • A debugger can show the state of a program at any breakpoint.From the entry state

Meaning of show

  1. verb To display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something.
  2. verb To indicate; to convey facts that lead to a conclusion.
  3. verb To guide or escort; to show the way.

Full definition of show

Questions about show in a sentence

How do you use show in a sentence?
Show is used as a verb and noun. For example: “The king showed great wisdom in his decisions.”
What is a short sentence with show?
“(dialectal) show me the salt please”
What does show mean?
Show means to display, convey or exhibit; to have something available for others to see; to direct attention to something.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: show (page history and authors) and the entries each sentence comes from. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws chose the sentences, left out offensive ones and quotations older than 1900, and marked the word in each. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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