“As collective nouns have only been introduced by ostension until now, perhaps some further elucidation is in order.”

“The physical labour required to produce the expression, that is, recognition, ostension, replica or intention.”

“Here the object may be named by ostension, or the reference of the name may be fixed by a description.”

“Then came environmental and social concerns, a backlash against ostent and a welcome movement towards the authentic.”

“He wears a minimal white cotton brief, and is pleased by the hance of its pouch, a catenary dip as he faces the mirror, the profile navicular and ostent.”

“Mike doesn't like it if you suggest that his enthusiasms are all about ostentation and conspicuous consumption.”

“It is clear that these costumes were worn as tokens of stately ostentation and to display the authority of the wearer.”

“After all, ostentation and luxury do not translate into a truly modern city.”

“But it would be a great mistake to infer that this ostentatiousness of authority concealed real servility.”

“Perched high over the ocean, the modest homes spoke of a more reasonable society free from the ostentatiousness of mainstream Hollywood.”

“Her ostentatiousness is endearing, if you can swallow both the musical and vocal flourishes.”

“Extreme wealth, after all, invariably creates its own traps — its ostentations tend to broadcast its obvious vulnerabilities to pirates.”

“It had been choked by the false principles and ostentations that her mother had taught her.”

“Ultra-luxury sports-utility-vehicles, with their inherent ostentations, have always been questionable propositions.”