How to Use revelation in a Sentence
revelation
noun- The revelation that she was a drug user was not a surprise to me.
- The book includes many shocking revelations about the mayor's personal life.
- Revelations by the newspaper caused a scandal.
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All the love, all the presence, the revelations, the joy and the pain.
— Skyler Caruso, Peoplemag, 14 June 2024 -
The novel ends with the revelation of the Stasi file of the man.
— Steven Erlanger, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2024 -
The 27-year-old Hill has been a revelation for the Knights.
— oregonlive, 3 June 2023 -
But at the end of the hearing, the judge circled back to the new revelation.
— Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023 -
There’s a hint of that kind of revelation in Brown’s new book.
— Jenny Singer, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023 -
The movie ends with perhaps the biggest revelation about the whale.
— Pakinam Amer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2021 -
Milner has been a revelation out of the bullpen this year.
— Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2022 -
Queen has been a revelation in the Ravens’ defense of late.
— Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2021 -
The road to Damascus isn’t as well marked as the road to revelation.
— Elena Ferrante, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022 -
Their encounter leads to a revelation that will change the world.
— Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022 -
The revelation of Gruden’s emails caused shock waves across the sport.
— Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 -
One revelation: The state's coastal counties were spared the worst.
— Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 27 June 2017 -
The time with his preschooler has been a revelation to Thomas.
— Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021 -
For some 50-plus dads, work from home has been a late-life revelation.
— Alex Erdekian, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 May 2020 -
That kind of revelation might lead to new ways to prevent or treat the disease.
— Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022 -
And, for some, the payoff may seem less revelation than: duh!
— Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020 -
But a much bigger revelation was lying in wait — and on the floor.
— Dan Snierson, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2020 -
The batter on all Two Hands hot dogs is a true revelation.
— Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2020 -
Which is the greater miracle at the time of revelation?
— Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Jan. 2022 -
The other revelation was that there were not just two camps.
— Amanda Ripley, Time, 17 Apr. 2021 -
There are decades ahead for more changes and revelations.
— Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023 -
His revelation, as a major star in hip-hop, was a brave one, though.
— Essence, 30 Apr. 2021 -
The revelation that the footage had been destroyed caused an outcry.
— NBC News, 11 Oct. 2020 -
It’s the kind of revelation that often comes after a near brush with death.
— Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021 -
Over the course of the play, drinks are guzzled, grievances are aired and revelations are revealed.
— Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2017 -
Amid his efforts to find a language for this beauty, Godard’s film, with its bold sans serif title cards and process glamour, was a revelation.
— Nathan Heller, Vogue, 17 Oct. 2024 -
However, vapes are indeed a revelation for the 28 million adults in the United States who smoke cigarettes.
— Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2024
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