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something that is strikingly attractive or has great popular appeal
the brilliant orange flowers against the green foliage were a showstopper
she has a show-stopper of a smile - an act so striking or impressive that the show must be delayed until the audience quiets down
How To Use show-stopper In A Sentence
- Nearly every song on A Treasury is a show-stopper, and the track selection is fine, spotlighting Drake's weighty insights and limning the various complexions of his character.
- But setting show-stoppers to rock music has its own pitfalls.
- I'll mention just two potential show-stoppers presently in the planning stages.
- But I do know that what I consider only niggling annoyances can become show-stoppers for newbies.
- You don't need to be an expert in the kitchen to make his recipes, but you *do * need to be willing to spend real time and effort on a dish - these are show-stoppers, not simple fare.
- The same new research will help determine whether the second problem is a show-stopper or not.
- It's a show-stopper, in the vein of Rimsky-Korsakov's Schéhérazade - lots of exciting climaxes and slightly sweet melancholy.
- she has a show-stopper of a smile
- This final dress is a real show-stopper: a full-length black number with a huge train and a thick gold and red trim on the hem.
- In the main arena, bare-back riding daredevil Lorenzo, the Flying Frenchman, proved to be a show-stopper as he performed equestrian stunts with his grey geldings.