on display

idiom

: put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will go on display.

Examples of on display in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web One of the pieces on display is a constantly moving, three-dimensional shadow of a four-dimensional object. Michelle Tchea, Travel + Leisure, 1 June 2024 Yet at the corner of Centre and White Streets, partially covered by scaffolding, there are less grandiose print reproductions of the panels on display. Anna Kodé, New York Times, 31 May 2024 Inside a city auditorium on a recent morning, another program launched by Sheinbaum was on display. Kate Linthicum, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 The stark contrast between Doncic and Edwards was on display time and time again throughout the Western Conference Finals. Dane Mizutani, Twin Cities, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for on display 

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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.

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