To show halter he likes them to be "showier" and, of course, blowier than that.    From Wordnik.com.  [MiKael's Mania - Arabian Horses] Reference

They really stand out amidst all the showier colors.    From Wordnik.com.  [Knot Garden Time « Fairegarden] Reference

Besides the expense, this was showier than we wanted.    From Wordnik.com.  [Operation Luna]

My sister's costume was no brighter nor showier than the others.    From Wordnik.com.  [What I cooked last night.] Reference

This Dicentra is quite a bit different than the showier spectabilis.    From Wordnik.com.  [November Dreams Bloom Day « Fairegarden] Reference

Then the other showier daffs will take over, but they are not as plentiful.    From Wordnik.com.  [Here, There And Everywhere « Fairegarden] Reference

But a girl younger than around twenty or so wears her obi in a showier fashion.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of a Geisha]

But now, during the verdict watch, the courthouse sideshow has become even showier.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jun 10, 2005] Reference

Balanchine's stylish, showier "Ragtime" duet followed, with Holowchuk and Michael Cook.    From Wordnik.com.  [Kennedy Center's 'An American Playlist,' Day 2: Dance and jazz mix delightfully] Reference

The asters do make good companions for the showier flowers and the pollinators love them.    From Wordnik.com.  [Winter Plant Portrait-Asters « Fairegarden] Reference

In the free marketplace of books and ideas, I, too, might have wanted to produce a showier fiction.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nobel Lecture - Literature 2002] Reference

Nothing much new in the flora and fauna department, although the goldenrod gets showier in the fields.    From Wordnik.com.  [Further discussion on Landis and the Tour] Reference

Ms. McTeer, in the showier role, begins modestly demure and goes on to fire on all cylinders at anything that moves.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will New York Fall to The Norman Conquests?] Reference

The mixed-media event is a good bit showier than much in the series, which has a strong base in politically charged projects.    From Wordnik.com.  [Birds and Bergman: Movies Houses Span the Globe] Reference

Please indulge me by letting me say Helenium are showier here–my groupings are lush tall and wide, even from the first season.    From Wordnik.com.  [Helen’s Flower « Fairegarden] Reference

Phuti Radiphuti was so modest and unassuming, and yet he undoubtedly had the resources to live a showier life if he chose to do so.    From Wordnik.com.  [Blue Shoes And Happiness]

Young girls dress much more ornately than older women, you see, which means brighter colors and showier fabrics, but also a longer obi.    From Wordnik.com.  [Memoirs of a Geisha]

I don't think the actors will get much Oscar love, simply because other, showier performances will probably trump the ones in this film.    From Wordnik.com.  [How many award nominations will 'Inception' score?] Reference

So, plant scientists bred varieties like the October glory red maple, which can dependably produce anthocyanins for a showier appearance.    From Wordnik.com.  [Nature hit snooze button on foliage, just now starting to pop] Reference

All of the great financial houses had at least branch headquarters here, reserving their showier offices for the more 'civilized' planets.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tar Aiym Krang]

This time around, the weather has been trying to prevent high quality photos of the showier flowers with high winds and lack of good light.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bloom Days April 2008 « Fairegarden] Reference

But you dreamt of a showier part, where you loved and fought.    From Wordnik.com.  [Second Thoughts of an Idle Fellow] Reference

Decorative talents also varied among some of the showier rolls.    From Wordnik.com.  [Dallas Observer | Complete Issue] Reference

K. paniculata may have showier capsules - red, salmon or kind of orange.    From Wordnik.com.  [chron.com Chronicle] Reference

There were many showier girls in the groups around her, but none half so lovely.    From Wordnik.com.  [Lucy Maud Montgomery Short Stories, 1909 to 1922] Reference

Maybe not: Her subtle work could be overlooked in a field of showier performances.    From Wordnik.com.  [Variety.com] Reference

The Barn Owl is one of the few bird species with the female showier than the male.    From Wordnik.com.  [Breaking News: CBS News] Reference

Yet all too often these roles are overshadowed by the showier male characters therein.    From Wordnik.com.  [BroadwayWorld.com Featured Content] Reference

'You won't get a showier Park' ack than what he is, not to be so quiet, 'said his owner.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Talking Horse And Other Tales] Reference

This grew in hiding, as one might say, in the shadow of its taller and showier neighbors.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Foot-path Way] Reference

Brides are rewriting customs and embracing showier jewelry styles for their shining moment.    From Wordnik.com.  [post-gazette.com - News] Reference

The milky white flowers are much showier than most because they have a larger and wider lip.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news, business, sport, the Daily Telegraph newspaper, Sunday Telegraph] Reference

Carey Mulligan has a small role, and I liked her better than in her showier turn in the film.    From Wordnik.com.  [NPR Topics: News] Reference

Some thought the Lupinus texensisa better option, which is showier and a bolder shade of blue.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Cockatoo impatiens may be one of the showier varieties, but there are many outstanding species impatiens.    From Wordnik.com.  [SFGate: Top News Stories] Reference

They are a lot showier than their wild relatives and the flower forms can be daisy-like, pompons or buttons.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest News] Reference

Kahn is particularly effective as the aging hipster Drew, but this is, admittedly, the showier of the two roles.    From Wordnik.com.  [Buffalo Rising] Reference

People are discontented, it would seem, with the White House, and talk of replacing it with a larger and showier edifice.    From Wordnik.com.  [America To-day, Observations and Reflections] Reference