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

Recent Examples on the Web

Photo renderings of the hotel show windows shaped like Tetris blocks and a red three-pronged ornament along the main tower designed to resemble the Atari logo. — Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 19 Feb. 2026

On top of that, 30 percent of the homes require roof repairs, and 69 percent show window repair or replacement needs. — Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025

Photos of the inside of a CDC building shared by CNN show windows partially shattered by bullet holes. — Solcyré Burga, Time, 9 Aug. 2025

Diamond rings and bracelets on display in a show window in Antwerp, Belgium. — 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

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

Word History

First Known Use

1785, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for show window

• lindo