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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On top of that, 30 percent of the homes require roof repairs, and 69 percent show window repair or replacement needs.
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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
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
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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
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
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“Show window.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20window. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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