: a prime or outstanding example used for exhibition
Examples of showpiece in a Sentence
The museum's showpiece is a painting by Picasso.
The house is an architectural showpiece.
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Princess Margaret Beach and neighboring Lower Bay Beach are the showpieces of an island undeniably blessed with some of the nicest shores in the region.
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Advocaat will be going to his third World Cup, having led his homeland the last time FIFA’s showpiece was hosted in the United States, in 1994.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
That night, Hong Kong defeated India 1-0 in the Asian Cup qualifiers – a series of matches deciding which teams go to the continent’s showpiece event in Saudi Arabia in 2027.
—Fred He, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
The 48-team showpiece event will feature 104 matches across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
—Reuters, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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Carley Rojas Avila, Travel + Leisure, 1 Dec. 2025
Advocaat will be going to his third World Cup, having led his homeland the last time FIFA’s showpiece was hosted in the United States, in 1994.
—Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 19 Nov. 2025
That night, Hong Kong defeated India 1-0 in the Asian Cup qualifiers – a series of matches deciding which teams go to the continent’s showpiece event in Saudi Arabia in 2027.
—Fred He, CNN Money, 18 Nov. 2025
The 48-team showpiece event will feature 104 matches across 16 host cities in Canada, Mexico and the United States.
—Reuters, NBC news, 12 Nov. 2025
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“Showpiece.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showpiece. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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showpiece
noun
show·piece
ˈshō-ˌpēs 
: a very fine example used for exhibition
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