show window
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of show window
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
Example Sentences
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Other images appeared to show windows to businesses broken and scooters and garbage receptacles placed in the middle of a street, WNCN-TV reported.
From Fox News
The photos, released Wednesday by the Associated Press, show windows blown out and the charred remains of papers, office furniture and shelving inside the Baghdad complex.
From Fox News
According to the report, images of the Changchun complex tower from a year ago appear to show windows without any obstructions, but pictures taken in September show the same windows completely covered.
From Fox News
Japanese television broadcaster NHK showed a worker in Kiso picking up glass from a shattered show window at a Nissan car dealer.
From Seattle Times
You get the crisply lettered show windows and glass doors of the garment district and the fur district and the wholesale-jewelry district.
From The New Yorker
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