expose
verb (used with object)
to lay open to danger, attack, harm, etc..
was exposing
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past progressiveof expose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Even before social media existed, print media was exposing people to a barrage of images communicating a socially constructed desirability of thinness.
From Scientific American ● Jul. 25, 2023
While doctors claimed that some patients responded well, studies showed the drug was not helping many others live longer and was exposing them to life-threatening complications.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2022
In her Welsh greenhouses, Hayes was exposing crops in one dome to the lowest amount - 30 parts per billion - similar to the environment of North Wales.
From Reuters ● Aug. 31, 2022
"But I think that what Top Boy already did before BLM was show black people on TV, and it was exposing to show black people on TV, and we continue to do that."
From BBC ● Mar. 16, 2022
I stared out at the rough surf after he answered, not sure what my face was exposing.
From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer
