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Recent Examples of unshowy
As a pivotal but unshowy sequence, the campfire scene required fine-tuning at every stage.
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
There is a subdued, unshowy but profound beauty to Hawes’ work.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 12 Aug. 2024
Men’s fragrance was a relatively unshowy hygienic product until the 1970s, when Paco Rabanne’s Pour Homme helped reframe cologne as a fashion statement, said Paul Austin, the founder of a fragrance and branding agency, Austin Advisory Group.
—Callie Holtermann, New York Times, 19 May 2024
King portrays her with the dignity, grit and passion of a trailblazer who made a difference, though the performance is rigorously unshowy.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024
There is a subdued, unshowy but profound beauty to Hawes’ work.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 15 Mar. 2024
See all Example Sentences for unshowy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unshowy
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Former federal officials said monitors aim to be as unobtrusive as possible, raising any concerns about potential election law violations with local officials and reporting broader observations about election operations to U.S. attorney's offices and the Justice Department's civil rights division.DAVID NAKAMURA THE WASHINGTON POST, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
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Something about this store feels so unobtrusive, so utilitarian, without feeling cold or boring.Zach Schiffman, Curbed, 24 Dec. 2024
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Each time, either the regular-season tilt or the Rose Bowl itself was a classic and the other game was unremarkable.Scott Dochterman, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
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The answer usually lies in the mundane: the ability to show up, the unremarkable routine, the persistence and the small, steady steps that add up over time.Dr. Rina Koshkina, Forbes, 21 Oct. 2024
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The speedo has two inconspicuous buttons on the side, one for ignition and one to control the speedo functions.New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2024
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What started as an inconspicuous boy-meets-girl tale swiftly became a cult classic in the U.K.Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 Dec. 2024
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The glasses connect right to your phone, and the sound is clear for the wearer but unnoticeable in a normal environment.Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 15 Dec. 2024
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Other rooms had no windows, which became masterfully unnoticeable in Kate Figler Interiors’ Venus Drawing Room, swathed in Gracie’s Linda’s Garden mural wall covering with a valance and drapery by Perennials that evokes the feeling of a windowed space.Anne Lee Phillips, Architectural Digest, 28 Oct. 2024
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The emphasis is on results that are subtle yet effective, ensuring that individuals look refreshed and youthful without appearing overdone.Michelle Lee, People.com, 1 Jan. 2025
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While China remains outwardly sanguine on North Korea, subtle differences in their diplomatic relations this year may signal rising frustration with Kim Jong Un's deepening military cooperation with Russia.Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
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The former is quietly involving: unhurried, unemphatic, observant.Mark Feeney, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Nov. 2021
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The beat is steady and usually unemphatic; the song circles through three chords again and again.Jon Pareles, New York Times, 6 July 2018
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“Unshowy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unshowy. Accessed 14 Jan. 2025.
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