How to Use showstopper in a Sentence

showstopper

noun
  • The showstopper here is the price.
    — David Pogue, CBS News, 7 Dec. 2025
  • But the showstopper came about midway through the eight-course menu.
    — Providence Cicero, The Seattle Times, 3 May 2017
  • That wasn't even close to the showstopper that's coming next year.
    — Madeline Mitchell cincinnati Enquirer, The Enquirer, 15 June 2023
  • And the awe goes beyond the main showstoppers.
    — Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 17 May 2026
  • The showstopper is to make a caramel mousse cake, but sadly, none of them had antlers.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2024
  • This can be made a day or two in advance and will be a sweet showstopper to end the night.
    — Kylie Petty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Jan. 2026
  • The little girl was a showstopper from the moment of her birth.
    — Sarah Schreiber, Good Housekeeping, 17 Mar. 2017
  • This is a showstopper dessert that nobody will be able to resist.
    — Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 29 Dec. 2025
  • Of course, not everything your child has to say is a showstopper.
    — Jeannette Moninger, Parents, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Those three are far from alone in admitting that not all of their looks were showstoppers.
    — Tanisha Bhat, PEOPLE, 9 June 2026
  • The showstopper was richer, more intense and felt denser on the tongue.
    — Melissa Clark, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Mar. 2024
  • Food trends like this Easter dessert board prove food can be a showstopper, too.
    — Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
  • With a showstopper like that, McLure says the space didn't need much more.
    — Birmingham Magazine, AL.com, 18 Oct. 2017
  • Lush peony blooms are the showstoppers of the spring garden.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026
  • For dessert, a statement piece — of pie — would be a great showstopper for this dinner.
    — Amy Dewall Dadmun, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Sep. 2017
  • Then the judging of the showstopper.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2025
  • These showstoppers don’t require much more than some heels and an evening bag to feel complete.
    — Kristina Rutkowski, Glamour, 10 Dec. 2025
  • Bleis is a showstopper, a five-tool, 18-year-old for whom the sky is the limit.
    — Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 26 May 2022
  • But the true showstopper on board is sure to be the Funnel Suite.
    — Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Mar. 2024
  • Her pink tulle dress is quite the showstopper, but any pink dress will do (though the fluffier the better).
    — Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 25 Oct. 2025
  • Step inside and the foyer is a showstopper.
    — Miriam Schwartz, Boston Herald, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Wray will need to land in the top 24 to advance beyond the showstopper.
    — Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 28 Mar. 2021
  • Unlike last week, her improvement in the showstopper wasn’t enough to save her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
  • The biggest showstopper of them all is Borobudur, an eight-minute drive from the resort.
    — Maggie Hiufu Wong, CNN, 28 Oct. 2022
  • That wasn’t her only showstopper.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 8 June 2026
  • Packed with shrimp and crab, the celebrity chef's decadent casserole is a brunch showstopper.
    — Carla Hall, Southern Living, 19 Nov. 2025
  • This elegant sweater dress is a showstopper.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The showstopper challenge is to make a free-standing trifle.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Autumn’s pear crop is always a showstopper.
    — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The showstopper here is the flaming chorizo, which adds a touch of drama to dinner.
    — Caroline Rogers, Southern Living, 13 Sep. 2024

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