reveal
verb (used with object)
to make known; disclose; divulge.
were revealing
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past progressiveof reveal.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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White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told the New York Times on Saturday that Trump is committed to victory, and her words were revealing about what is driving him.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2026
Benjamin Titcomb, 36, a software engineer, said the exercises were revealing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Long before Edward Snowden and Wikileaks were revealing government secrets in the name of transparency, Ellsberg let Americans know that their government was capable of misleading and even lying to them.
From Reuters ● Jun. 16, 2023
Ms Bulley's family said they were aware that police were revealing the detail as there were "people out there speculating and threatening to sell stories about her".
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2023
Maybe he meant to be helpful in trying to keep me at home, but his old-fashioned expectations were revealing themselves like a sagging slip.
From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu
