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

Her family said they knew beforehand that police were revealing the details.

From BBC • Feb. 18, 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