How to Use showpiece in a Sentence

showpiece

noun
  • The house is an architectural showpiece.
  • The museum's showpiece is a painting by Picasso.
  • This isn’t just a showpiece, though.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 18 Sep. 2025
  • Its showpiece is the quadruple stack of full-length entries in its center.
    — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 19 July 2025
  • The movement itself, on full display, is the showpiece of the high-tech clock.
    — Cait Bazemore, Robb Report, 20 July 2023
  • These quartz surfaces are showpieces that wow the eye and stand up to your hardest tasks and messes.
    — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, 5 Apr. 2019
  • Instead, go for the blue velvet sofa that’s going to be your showpiece.
    — Lauren Sheffield, Harper's BAZAAR, 19 July 2018
  • And while yes, there's plenty on offer for the visitor, this is no mere tourist showpiece.
    — Dana McMahan, The Courier-Journal, 21 Mar. 2023
  • This is a riverfront showpiece with immersive art, dining, nightlife and high‑end suites.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes.com, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The bicycle that hangs on the wall of Valentine’s office is not a showpiece.
    — John Altavilla, courant.com, 24 Dec. 2017
  • Every actor gets an aria-like monologue, which throws off the play’s rhythm, but at least each one is a bravura showpiece.
    — Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 20 Mar. 2025
  • But no auction is complete without a showpiece from Patek Philippe.
    — Carol Besler, Robb Report, 14 June 2021
  • Chocolate showpieces by students will be auctioned, and the event will have a silent auction of other items, as well.
    — Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Apr. 2018
  • The Purdies will lose their minds over the ring—there couldn’t be a more perfect museum showpiece.
    — Literary Hub, 10 Oct. 2025
  • For the evening, Kate wore her favorite showpiece, the Lover’s Knot Tiara.
    — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
  • Enoteca Nostrana's wine cellar is a showpiece in and of itself.
    — Michael Russell, OregonLive.com, 5 Apr. 2018
  • The Spaceship showpiece will be added to the auction after its red carpet debut.
    — Joanna Robinson, Vanities, 7 Dec. 2017
  • This kind of restoration work can transform a tired-looking teak set into a showpiece worth gathering around.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Sacbee.com, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Armstrong had allowed Mellow Johnny's to use it as a showpiece in the store.
    — Ford McCracken, Austin American-Statesman, 4 June 2024
  • If Legends is something of a museum of the blues, Guy is its showpiece, too alive to risk.
    — Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2024
  • For me, however, my All-Clad set is less a shiny showpiece and more of a daily workhorse.
    — Megan Barber, Curbed, 15 July 2019
  • Most of Wright’s homes were built as showpieces for the stewards to entertain, and this one is no exception.
    — Kristine Hansen, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Aug. 2023
  • Shasta Lake, with 370 miles of shoreline when full, is the showpiece of the region.
    — Tom Stienstra, SFChronicle.com, 7 June 2019
  • But before then, Seattle is getting a showpiece final.
    — James Nalton, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • The new product lineup isn’t limited to ultra-aged showpieces.
    — Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 24 May 2026
  • But, much of their glory came before the new format was introduced, meaning there were less games to play to reach the showpiece event.
    — SI.com, 24 Oct. 2019
  • Both sides made the final in 2017, and will fancy their chances of making the showpiece event once more this year.
    — SI.com, 24 June 2019
  • Lamb shanks are the turkey legs of Mediterranean cooking, bone-in showpieces of texture and technique.
    — Mike Sutter, San Antonio Express-News, 7 June 2018
  • The set would serve as a showpiece for anyone who is serious about the game, and perhaps art, and travels around a bit for matches.
    — Ray Mark Rinaldi, Denver Post, 23 Mar. 2026
  • In recent years, the NFL Draft has become a showpiece event for fans of the sport.
    — Ben Morse, CNN, 16 Mar. 2020

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