revealment
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of revealment
Example Sentences
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All down the way the sudden revealment, the flash of familiar eyes, the cry of an old, old name, the remembrances of other times, the crowd multiplying.
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
It was nine-tenths inspired by a spirit of teasing gossip-hunger into fuller revealment, but it happened to start a train of serious thought in the hearer.
From A Pagan of the Hills by Buck, Charles Neville
It is true! and the revealment comes too late!—Silly boy!" he continued, reproachfully, "why didst thou delay telling me this, until this time, when it can only add to my griefs?
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Bird, Robert Montgomery
I had seen it heretofore merely in shadow, scarcely with intelligent observation, but now, beneath the full glare of electric light, its revealment awoke me to eager interest.
From Gordon Craig Soldier of Fortune by Kimball, Alonzo
Startled and bewildered as Hamlin was by this sudden revealment, he at once comprehended the embarrassment of his own position.
From Molly McDonald A Tale of the Old Frontier by Blumenschein, Ernest L.
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