expose
verb (used with object)
to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc..
had exposed
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past perfectof expose.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Once X-ray imaging had exposed evidence of the fossilized blood vessels, the researchers turned to neutrons in hopes of finding additional clues from the vessels and other soft tissues.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 24, 2026
She added that both had "sought to blame Noah" to deflect from their own failings and that inquest had exposed "a culture of institutional defensiveness" at the heart of those public bodies.
From BBC ● Sep. 15, 2026
The incidents had exposed a longstanding vulnerability in America’s infrastructure: Small water utilities like Braham increasingly rely on internet-connected automation but often lack the staff and funding to secure it.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 8, 2026
Caruana Galizia had exposed corruption at the highest level in the country, shining a spotlight on murky links between Malta's business and political elites.
From Barron's ● Jul. 1, 2026
The massive walls had been plastered with red clay mud, but the weather had exposed the straw in the plaster; under a broken tin rain gutter, plaster was peeling away, exposing brown adobe bricks.
From "Ceremony:" by Leslie Marmon Silko
