exposure
noun
the act of exposing, laying open, or uncovering.
self-exposure
-
a word derived from
exposure.
Example Sentences
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How can we take the measure of, or get to know, any person, especially a writer who, by his own admission, shied away from obvious forms of self-exposure?
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 24, 2026
They turn out to be a means of both self-protection and self-exposure, of safety but also danger.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 10, 2022
Art about abortion is infinitely varied, shifting between Rego-style political activism at one extreme and raw self-exposure at the other.
From New York Times ● Sep. 10, 2022
Yet in the world of this piece, self-exposure brings about softness.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 2, 2022
Elsewhere I have more stamina for these things, these acts of self-exposure; I could brazen them out.
From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood
