grand·stand
ˈgran(d)-ˌstand 
1
: a usually roofed stand for spectators at a racecourse or stadium
2
: audience
: done for show or to impress onlookers
grandstanded; grandstanding; grandstands
: to play or act so as to impress onlookers
Examples of grandstand in a Sentence
Adjective
The outfielder made a grandstand play out of what should have been a routine catch.
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Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
Where a waist-high wall gives way to dueling bullpens, which sit below stacks of grandstands.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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Noun
Now, marking 100 years since the first Olympics in Paris, and with less than 100 days until the opening ceremony, the grandstands are rising in the Place de la Concorde and the Champ de Mars is being transformed into an arena.
—Amy Verner, Vogue, 2 May 2024
Where a waist-high wall gives way to dueling bullpens, which sit below stacks of grandstands.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 2 May 2024
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“Grandstand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/grandstand. Accessed 9 May. 2024.
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