show someone
idiom
: to do something that will cause (someone) to see one's true ability, power, etc.
They think I'm too old to run the race, but I'll show them!
They said she can't sing, but she showed them! She not only sang well but won first prize.
Examples of show someone in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Also included in the release are three photographs that show someone who looks like Mountbatten-Windsor kneeling over an unidentified person whose face is redacted.
—
Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Another appeared to show someone holding a gun and pretending to lick it.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The short clip appears to show someone inside the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, which was home to some of the museum’s most priceless treasures.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Two videos, posted Wednesday morning and since removed by YouTube, show someone flipping through dozens of pages of notes dated over the course of several months, which include what appears to be doodles of weapons, middle fingers, and expletives.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for show someone
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Danica Kirka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
Another appeared to show someone holding a gun and pretending to lick it.
—John Diedrich, jsonline.com, 16 Dec. 2025
The short clip appears to show someone inside the Louvre’s Apollo Gallery, which was home to some of the museum’s most priceless treasures.
—Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Two videos, posted Wednesday morning and since removed by YouTube, show someone flipping through dozens of pages of notes dated over the course of several months, which include what appears to be doodles of weapons, middle fingers, and expletives.
—Megan Forrester, ABC News, 27 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for show someone
Cite this Entry
“Show someone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20someone. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
