Antonyms for grandstand play

Grammar : Noun

Definition of grandstand play

As in ostentation : noun exhibitionism, flashiness
As in show : noun false front; appearance given
As in panoply : noun display
As in display : noun public showing; spectacle

Example sentences :

I made a grandstand play for others, but was turned down hard.
Extract from : « Tom Slade on the River » by Percy K. Fitzhugh

You couldn't expect me to compete with a hero, who is making such a grandstand play as Morley.
Extract from : « A Romance of Billy-Goat Hill » by Alice Hegan Rice

They spent so much time in arguin' and makin' grandstand play, that the interests of the city were forgotten.
Extract from : « Plunkitt of Tammany Hall » by George Washington Plunkitt

Charles stood up, prudence and timidity washed away by a burning need to make up for his embarrassment with a grandstand play.
Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth

So leave me alone with your last big efforts—and grandstand play for glory.
Extract from : « Stand by for Mars! » by Carey Rockwell

Synonyms for grandstand play

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