How to Use revealing in a Sentence

revealing

adjective
  • The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.
  • She wore a very revealing shirt.
  • That skirt is much too revealing.
  • Her comments about her childhood were revealing.
  • That could be bad for the C.I.A.—and very revealing for the rest of us.
    The New Yorker, 10 June 2022
  • The legs are cut high and the back is cut low for a more revealing look.
    Laura Lajiness Kaupke, harpersbazaar.com, 3 June 2023
  • Maybe that’s a mask too, but the way Sim sees it, that can still be just as revealing.
    Vulture, 26 Aug. 2022
  • Here's a breakdown of her most revealing lyrics on the album.
    Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 29 Sep. 2023
  • Note the enlarged boobs and outfit to be made more revealing.
    Hafsa Khalil, CNN, 30 Jan. 2024
  • This $36 style has a side cut-out that plays on the trend without being too revealing.
    Nicola Fumo, Peoplemag, 6 May 2023
  • The most revealing part of the trip was a visit south to a kibbutz called Kfar Azza, which is about a mile and a half from the Gaza border.
    Josh Ocampo, New York Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Below, find the most revealing quotes Gomez, Cook, and Stevens shared about their friendship.
    Alyssa Bailey, ELLE, 5 Aug. 2022
  • The one-piece has a high rise — nothing too revealing, but just a little peek-a-boo effect.
    Irina Grechko, refinery29.com, 28 July 2022
  • And that is just so revealing, given how many lives have been destroyed by this whole tale.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 25 July 2023
  • The midi dress fit me like a glove, hugging me in all the right places without being too revealing or tight.
    Claire Harmeyer, Peoplemag, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The film is so revealing that the singer and Only Murders in the Building actor was close to pulling the plug entirely.
    Time, 4 Nov. 2022
  • How did he get shredded for those more revealing scenes?
    Sara Klausing, Men's Health, 9 Dec. 2022
  • The songs that didn’t make it to Hunky Dory studio versions are even more revealing.
    Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 22 Nov. 2022
  • The episode about how stadiums get built is very revealing.
    Mark Shanahan, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Mar. 2023
  • Stoppard is not the first major playwright to pen a revealing bookend late in life.
    Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 2 Oct. 2022
  • Some of the most revealing exchanges in Mr. Musk’s trove of text messages were about his thoughts on Twitter’s products.
    Kevin Roose, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2022
  • What to Consider The shorts may be too revealing for some shoppers.
    Marissa Miller, Travel + Leisure, 22 June 2023
  • That phrasing is revealing, of course, given the nature of Shah’s crimes — and who took what from whom, as the government proved.
    Kate Aurthur, Variety, 6 Jan. 2023
  • And the designs are a little too revealing and body-conscious for her current tastes.
    Jessica Testa, New York Times, 11 May 2023
  • But taken together, the records offer a revealing portrait of how the process works.
    Mick Dumke, ProPublica, 17 Oct. 2022
  • It’s the kind of question that is often asked about politicians and the media – and could be very revealing in this circumstance.
    Gina Glantz, CNN, 13 May 2022
  • That’s about as revealing as Tatum will get during the offseason.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 4 Aug. 2022
  • As for the ultra-revealing aspect of the outfit, actors from that era were going through a seismic shift.
    Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 23 Dec. 2022
  • Cheney’s statement about what Trump allegedly said about Pence was one of the most revealing moments in a night full of them.
    Timothy Bella, Washington Post, 10 June 2022
  • Focus on their speech pattern Shifts in tone and pace can be pretty revealing.
    Leah Campano, Seventeen, 29 June 2023

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