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Example sentences for "exposing"

Lexicographically close words:
expose; exposed; exposer; exposes; exposicion; exposition; expositions; expositor; expositors; expository
  1. No one cared to dispute Young Wolf; he had heard it a thousand times, and to doubt this were to call him a liar, exposing oneself to feel the weight of his heavy hands.

  2. He heaped up the smokers' leavings, mincing the stubs and selling them for pulverized tobacco after exposing them to the sun.

  3. He earns his money the same as I do, exposing his life.

  4. We two are almost comrades; we both live by exposing our lives.

  5. As to go back under those circumstances would be exposing themselves to more violence from their enemies, they could not avail themselves of the governor's proffered assistance to return.

  6. The nation was involved in it, and could not recede without exposing many innocent persons to be butchered by the enemy.

  7. We have no difficulty here in exposing the fallacies and duplicities of the authors of the war, but we can't expect (and I see that it must be so) people in England to understand the many details.

  8. In Switzerland human tuberculosis is now being cured by exposing the chest, directly over the affection, to the full rays of the sun.

  9. I cannot blame you for exposing me to such a trial.

  10. Before exposing my own researches upon the preservation of bodies, it was necessary to examine the researches anterior to mine; it will have been perceived by what precedes, that they were of no service to me.

  11. In 1870 he undertook the investigation of Spiritualism, with the full expectation of exposing it as a compound of trickery on the one side and of credulity and self-deception on the other.

  12. He was remarkably skilful in the making of scientific apparatus, and he tested the phenomena received by a series of instruments of delicate construction and capable of exposing the least attempt at fraud.

  13. Especially he had required that the Iberian custom of burying the dead should be relinquished, and that the Persian practice of exposing corpses to be devoured by dogs and birds of prey should supersede the Christian rite of sepulture.

  14. Not content with directing the operations, he himself took part in the supreme struggle, exposing his own person freely to the enemy's weapons, and losing many of his attendants.

  15. I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger.

  16. With the view of attaining so lofty an end without exposing his life, for which he ever had a most particular regard, he entered the great seminary of Rome.

  17. It is not probable, however, that merely throwing up a well characterized vitriol-peat into heaps, and exposing it thus imperfectly to the atmosphere, is sufficient to correct its bad qualities.

  18. I made another trial at the same time with carbonate of ammonia, adding excess of solution of this salt to a quantity of peat, and exposing it to the heat of boiling water, until no smell of ammonia was perceptible.

  19. He knew that in sending his son among a multitude of boys he was exposing him to a world of temptation, and placing him amid many dangers.

  20. Perhaps one does more harm than good by exposing antiquated errors.

  21. The most harm to worm multiplication happens by exposing bare soil during winter.

  22. Chemical factories fix nitrogen only at very high temperatures and pressures and in the presence of exotic catalysts like platinum or by exposing nitrogen gas to powerful electric sparks.

  23. Our troops fought them bravely, the officers exposing their persons in leading in front of their men; but we were overwhelmed at this time by superior numbers.

  24. We may be on a wild-goose chase, or we may be on the eve of exposing a revolting crime.

  25. Unless the negative be weak, when more vigor is obtained by exposing in sunshine, the printing should be done in the shade.

  26. Because," declared Marsh, throwing back his coat and exposing his badge, "I belong to the Secret Service Division of the United States Treasury Department.

  27. He presently laid back one side of the suitcase, exposing some clothing to view.

  28. Making a screen of these unfortunate women, by exposing them to the fire of Captain Hubbel's boat, they returned to the assault.

  29. The only expedient of the red men was to dig under them and undermine them, or destroy them by fire; and even this could not be done without exposing them to the rifles of the flankers.

  30. This adventure did not deter him from exposing himself in a similar way again.

  31. Suddenly exposing the middle of a piece of wood to the air in this way sometimes plays queer pranks with the shape of the pieces (see Appendix).

  32. The latent power set free, so to speak, by suddenly exposing the middle of a board, plank, or other timber to the atmosphere sometimes causes curious developments.

  33. Fortunately for the slippery undertaking, Van Horn, by a little digging as he made his way carefully ahead, was able to crawl to within fifty feet of the door without exposing himself to fire.

  34. To survey the whole scene without exposing himself, Laramie rode out of the tangle along the creek bottom and took the first draw that would bring him out among the southern hills.

  35. But the man, as if conscious of the peril to which he was so coolly exposing himself, galloped rapidly away, rejoined his companions and the trio disappeared.

  36. Major Denham had reason to regret his folly in exposing himself, badly prepared as he was for accident.

  37. The answer I received was that nobody, without exposing his life to peril, could make the Morlacchi do more than they chose to do, or introduce the least reform into their agriculture.

  38. I would neither incur the possibility of ruining him, being innocent, nor be the instrument of exposing others to his depredations, if guilty.

  39. The man who can deliberately meet his adversary for the purpose of exposing the person of one or both of them to injury, tramples upon every principle of reason and equity.


  40. The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "exposing" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.