show window
noun
1
: an outside display window in which a store exhibits merchandise
2
: a sample or setting used to exhibit or illustrate something at its best
Examples of show window in a Sentence
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Diamond rings and bracelets on display in a show window in Antwerp, Belgium.
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Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The plants should be able to make full use of that show window of time.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The wind loosened the sign on W.B. Stalley’s 5 and 10 cent store on Main Street North, the sign breaking the show window.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Widespread damage in Temple, Texas Storms spun up twisters in central Texas on Wednesday, including a tornado that ravaged the city of Temple, about 60 miles north of Austin.
Videos and photos online show windows blown out, ceilings caved in and trees toppled onto homes.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
At Hollywood’s Las Palmas Hotel, an inspector snapped this 2019 photo to show windows had been replaced without a permit.
—Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 25 July 2023
Joyce Tomlin Griffith, a retired artist and interior designer who created show window exhibitions for the old Stewart’s Department Store, died of a stroke Nov. 24 at the Broadmead Retirement Community.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2022
The Italian fashion council is putting an emphasis on young designers, with 13 brands being hosted in the city's premier department store, Rinascente, with both valuable floor space and show window exposure.
—Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
Police body camera footage from the scene shows windows of the SUV were busted out during the impact.
—Kelly McCleary and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
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Charlotte Reed, CNBC, 27 May 2025
The plants should be able to make full use of that show window of time.
—Miri Talabac, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2025
The wind loosened the sign on W.B. Stalley’s 5 and 10 cent store on Main Street North, the sign breaking the show window.
—Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Widespread damage in Temple, Texas Storms spun up twisters in central Texas on Wednesday, including a tornado that ravaged the city of Temple, about 60 miles north of Austin.
Videos and photos online show windows blown out, ceilings caved in and trees toppled onto homes.
—Christopher Cann, USA TODAY, 24 May 2024
At Hollywood’s Las Palmas Hotel, an inspector snapped this 2019 photo to show windows had been replaced without a permit.
—Robin Urevich, ProPublica, 25 July 2023
Joyce Tomlin Griffith, a retired artist and interior designer who created show window exhibitions for the old Stewart’s Department Store, died of a stroke Nov. 24 at the Broadmead Retirement Community.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 11 Dec. 2022
The Italian fashion council is putting an emphasis on young designers, with 13 brands being hosted in the city's premier department store, Rinascente, with both valuable floor space and show window exposure.
—Colleen Barry, Star Tribune, 24 Sep. 2020
Police body camera footage from the scene shows windows of the SUV were busted out during the impact.
—Kelly McCleary and Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 18 Apr. 2020
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“Show window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20window. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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