on display
idiom
: put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will go on display.
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His size and athleticism were on display, especially in coverage.
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Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, books must be stocked on display tables by hand, which is more costly in employee hours, and each week, unsold books have to be removed from the tables and swapped for newer releases.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
And that was on display again this -- this week in front of Congress.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
The relic was on display at the end of July and early August at the church of San Marcello al Corso during a youth event in Rome.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
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Zach Berman, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Instead, books must be stocked on display tables by hand, which is more costly in employee hours, and each week, unsold books have to be removed from the tables and swapped for newer releases.
—Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 7 Sep. 2025
And that was on display again this -- this week in front of Congress.
—ABC News, 7 Sep. 2025
The relic was on display at the end of July and early August at the church of San Marcello al Corso during a youth event in Rome.
—Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for on display
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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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