EXHIBIT in a Sentence

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For EXHIBIT, below is one of 169 sentences:
But, really, it seems rather absurd that I shouldn't see my own work, especially as I am going to exhibit it in Paris in the autumn.

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 Meanings and Examples of EXHIBIT
Definition Example Sentence Classic Sentence
exhibit
 v.  show something publicly, make visible or apparent
Classic Sentence: (112 in 8 pages)
1  In the first place, I wish to lay before you a particular, plain statement, touching the living bulk of this leviathan, whose skeleton we are briefly to exhibit.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 103. Measurement of The Whale's Skeleton.
2  Marek slid cautiously toward us and began to exhibit his webbed fingers.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 1. The Shimerdas: X
3  The children all looked at me, as if they expected me to exhibit astonishment or delight at this information.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 5. Cuzak's Boys: I
4  There yet lingered sufficient light in the heavens to exhibit those bright openings among the tree-tops, where different paths left the clearing to enter the depths of the wilderness.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
5  The high-spirited Duncan felt a powerful impulse of admiration and pity toward the former, though no opportunity could offer to exhibit his generous emotions.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
6  But it is no such marvelous feat to exhibit the feats of so dull a beast; though, for that matter, too, a bear may be overacted.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 25
7  After he had sufficiently extolled the property of discretion, he undertook to exhibit in what manner its use was applicable to the present situation of their tribe.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27
8  resolution, as they may happen to exhibit fortitude or the.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27
9  They are to be found there as often as anywhere; and, when existing, find in that peculiar state of society a brilliant opportunity to exhibit their domestic talent.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XVIII
10  And from this arose a desire to exhibit it in a living dramatic reality.
Uncle Tom's Cabin By Harriet Beecher Stowe
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XLV
11  Never once did the dogs exhibit any symptom of uneasiness, and even when we returned to the chapel they frisked about as though they had been rabbit-hunting in a summer wood.
Dracula By Bram Stoker
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XIX
12  I know you will laugh at me," he replied, "but I really can't exhibit it.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
13  I want you to explain to me why you won't exhibit Dorian Gray's picture.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 1
14  But, really, it seems rather absurd that I shouldn't see my own work, especially as I am going to exhibit it in Paris in the autumn.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
15  "You told me a month ago that you would never exhibit it," he cried.
The Picture of Dorian Gray By Oscar Wilde
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 9
Example Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
16  A common way for companies to find new recruits is by taking a stand at a job exhibition.
17  We only had a couple of hours to set up before the exhibition opened.
18  Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall.
19  They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation.
20  We are going to put on an exhibition of cultural relics next Tuesday.
21  The exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture.
22  The main aim of the exhibition is to showcase British design.
23  The exhibition is an annual showcase for British design and innovation.
24  A fire caused the premature closing of the exhibition.
25  Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.
26  It was Bob who originally put up the idea of the exhibition.
27  The exhibition has stimulated interest in her work.
28  Of course there were lots of other interesting things at the exhibition.
29  The exhibition is designed to reflect the diversity of the nation and its regions.
30  The National Gallery mounted an exhibition of Danish painting.