Wondering how to use Showboat in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as steamboat.
Showboat meaning
- A river steamboat having a resident theatre.
- A showoff.
Synonyms of Showboat
Using Showboat
- The main meaning on this page is: A river steamboat having a resident theatre. | A showoff.
- Useful related words include: steamboat, river boat.
- In the example corpus, showboat often appears in combinations such as: the showboat.
Context around Showboat
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19 words
- Position in the sentence: 5 start, 7 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 13 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Showboat
- In this selection, "showboat" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 19 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, obnoxious, freakin, word, buttons, defense and atlantic stand out and add context to how "showboat" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include an obnoxious showboat as some and another freakin showboat wide receiver. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "showboat" sits close to words such as aanand, abcd and abdurrahman, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with showboat
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Another freakin’ showboat wide receiver. (5 words)
Later, Pressley nearly erupted at the showboat suggestion. (8 words)
The Showboat defense held the Breakers to just 10 points. (10 words)
The word “showboat” came from the United States where gaudy river steamers used to act as floating theatres, going up and down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers. (27 words)
Cortez orders mercenaries to hunt down the U.S. troops, and blackmails Cutter into ending SHOWBOAT, promising the intracartel war will slow drug imports to the States. (27 words)
Trump was annoyed with Comey for being a “showboat,” since as everyone in Washington knows, there’s only room for one showboat in that town. (25 words)
Example sentences (13)
Trump was annoyed with Comey for being a “showboat,” since as everyone in Washington knows, there’s only room for one showboat in that town.
Since EA has changed the showboat buttons in the latest season though, some fans may need clarification about the new controls.
The Showboat defense held the Breakers to just 10 points.
The Showboat is expanding its new “family center” with an indoor waterpark called which is currently being built and is set to open this summer.
Today is a retreat that is taking place at the Showboat Atlantic City Island Water Park.
You may find Mathews delightful, as I did, or you may find him an obnoxious showboat, as some of my correspondents on Twitter did.
Another freakin’ showboat wide receiver.
Later, Pressley nearly erupted at the showboat suggestion.
Shortparis, knowing they can't showboat, pressed out monstrous slabs of dark, electronic soul and pulverising New Beat.
The word “showboat” came from the United States where gaudy river steamers used to act as floating theatres, going up and down the Mississippi and Ohio rivers.
Vernon, ever the showboat, attempted to impress James with his car, and James responded by talking about his own great wealth.
Cortez orders mercenaries to hunt down the U.S. troops, and blackmails Cutter into ending SHOWBOAT, promising the intracartel war will slow drug imports to the States.
It is also the communications arm for SHOWBOAT and the light-fighters' only means of contact with the outside world.
Common combinations with showboat
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: