Synonym: carrying into action, carrying out, execution, functioning, operation, public presentation. Similar words: perform, performer, romance, answer for, formal, format, normally, informal. Meaning: [pər'fɔrməns /pə'fɔː-] 
n. 1. a dramatic or musical entertainment 2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it 3. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment 4. process or manner of functioning or operating 5. any recognized accomplishment.
n. 1. a dramatic or musical entertainment 2. the act of performing; of doing something successfully; using knowledge as distinguished from merely possessing it 3. the act of presenting a play or a piece of music or other entertainment 4. process or manner of functioning or operating 5. any recognized accomplishment. 
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121. The German star put in a classy performance.
122. Franklin gave a memorable performance at last year's festival.
123. Some of the teachers were rapped for poor performance.
124. The audience was enraptured by the young soloist's performance.
125. We need to improve on our performance against France.
126. The orchestra gave its first performance on Whit Monday.
127. Fifteen minutes elapsed before the performance began.
128. Poor educational performance is related to emotional disturbance.
129. His performance in the race today was a revelation to everyone.
130. Angela Bassett has won critical acclaim for her excellent performance.
131. It was a superb performance, despite occasional lapses of intonation.
132. He played with an abandon that was strangely absent from his performance last week.
133. I had hoped for a little more from the world's greatest tenor(Sentence dictionary), whose performance was workmanlike but hardly inspired.
134. The nub of the problem is our poor export performance.
135. That was an impressive performance from such a young tennis player.
136. His performance as Hamlet was criticized for being very mannered.
137. The audience was becoming restive as they waited for the performance to begin.
138. The bad weather severely handicapped their performance in the race.
139. The champion turned in a superb performance to retain her title.
140. The car's performance is twice as good since the engine's been tuned.
141. They are impressed by the sheer professionalism of the performance.
142. For me, a performance is in front of a microphone, over the radio, to an unseen audience.
143. The performance will include the premiere of three new ballets.
144. Now the examination score serves as the only criterion for a student's academic performance.
145. The critics didn't have a good word for/to say about the performance.
146. The concert opened with a lively performance of a piece for two pianos.
147. The actress is tipped to win an Oscar for her performance.
148. We regret that latecomers cannot be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.
149. I saw her performance on Broadway last year and it just blew me away.
150. The camera combines rugged reliability with unequalled optical performance and speed.
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