coming out
or com·ing-out
a debut into society, especially a formal debut by a debutante.
one's acknowledgment and public disclosure of a sexual orientation or gender identity that does not conform to socially defined norms: How did your parents respond to your coming out?
an acknowledgment of a surprising interest or hobby, or an unexpected identification as part of a fandom, a supporter of a particular political party, etc.
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How to use coming out in a sentence
While the 2008 Beijing Games are generally remembered as a coming out moment for a resurgent China, they too were clouded by human rights issues, including a crackdown on protests in Tibet than left dozens dead.
There Are Mounting Calls for a Boycott of the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics. Will It Be Effective? | Charlie Campbell / Shanghai | March 9, 2021 | TimeIt was framed as the first step of a coming out party for a supposedly confident Britain reengaging and readying for life after Europe.
The UK sounds a lot less bullish for Africa investment after Brexit and a pandemic | Dominic Dudley | January 22, 2021 | QuartzThe Games were a coming out moment that helped define the city we know as Tokyo today.
In his coming out message, Page mentioned his fear at being discriminated against because of his gender identity.
Elliot Page comes out as transgender, non-binary | Parker Purifoy | December 2, 2020 | Washington BladeSome might question, of course, if that’s really enough, and if the world really needs another coming out story.
‘Uncle Frank’ is a coming-out tale full of heart | John Paul King | November 30, 2020 | Washington Blade
“I think for trans men who are dating every time they hook up they have another coming out,” Sandler said.
David Greenberg at Rutgers University has a book coming out next year on political spin.
Thank Congress, Not LBJ for Great Society | Julian Zelizer, Scott Porch | January 4, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIt was a coming-out story of sorts told with self-effacing un-sentimentality.
As I was coming out, my sister [Valerie] tugged on me and said, ‘That’s the boy who kicked me off my bicycle.
He was coming out of a relationship and was in a fragile place himself.
While I was watching over my shoulder, three or four sandeaters coming out of the back room shoved me aside to get at him.
Fee of the Frontier | Horace Brown FyfeHe was coming out, like myself, to sniff the air; and I was not surprised, for its sweetness after the rain was intoxicating.
Three More John Silence Stories | Algernon BlackwoodA poor vendor of pamphlets and newspapers, coming out of a reading-room, was accused of selling books favorable to royalty.
Madame Roland, Makers of History | John S. C. AbbottThe stars are coming out one by one, and the floating lights have already hoisted their never-failing signals.
The Floating Light of the Goodwin Sands | R.M. BallantyneOn coming out his skin would be shining like ebony, and he would squeal with pleasure as I rubbed water down his back.
Kari the Elephant | Dhan Gopal Mukerji
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