show-through
the visibility through paper of what is printed on the other side.
a measure of the opacity of a paper.
Origin of show-through
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How to use show-through in a sentence
But you cannot deny that when you go you are experiencing the show through all of your senses.
But to stop thinking that way and to see the show through a directorial lens is, I think, a good thing for the piece.
The Director Isn’t Done Yet: An Interview With Steven Soderbergh | Andrew Romano | August 1, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFor three seasons I personally navigated this show through the minefields of controversy.
Aaron McGruder’s ‘The Boondocks’ Returns Without Aaron McGruder | Rich Goldstein | April 21, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSometimes Allen retools a hackneyed plot and the bones show through—not this time.
Woody Allen’s Best & Worst Movies: ‘Annie Hall’ ‘Match Point’ & More (Video) | Malcolm Jones | July 26, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBenioff: If HBO keeps us around, we hope to see this show through to the end.
‘Game of Thrones’: Weiss and Benioff on Getting Hooked | Andrew Romano | May 19, 2013 | THE DAILY BEAST
The mountains drew nearer, and other pale colours began to show through the scabious blue.
Mushroom Town | Oliver OnionsWhere the sky was palest the new moon looked like a little gilt slit in the sky, letting the light of heaven show through.
The Devourers | Annie Vivanti ChartresA frosty dawn was just beginning to show through the single window that lighted up the little room.
The Hosts of the Air | Joseph A. AltshelerThe pine trees and the hill made a rather gloomy background, and the stars were just struggling to show through the dusk.
The Camp Fire Girls at the End of the Trail | Margaret VandercookWe wandered into rougher country, where the rocks begin to show through the surface, and scrub pine abounds.
Letters from America | Rupert Brooke
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