Example Sentences

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Mr. Xi’s reference to the Thucydides Trap in his public remarks last week was revealing of that self-belief.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 18, 2026

But what he said that was revealing was that the bottom 5% of the $82 billion Blackstone Private Credit Fund was marked at 76 cents on the dollar.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 4, 2026

Thiel’s recent silence as to whether the human race should endure was revealing.

From Slate • Jul. 28, 2025

Newsom responded on X that Trump was revealing who he was.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 15, 2024

I know that was dumb, the idea that Angela was revealing something new to Nicole, as if Nicole hadn’t heard about my attack at the pep rally.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin