exposition
Example Sentences
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Everything you need to know about the world you’re about to enter is laid out in exposition, though you may want to take notes.
From Washington Post
Here, at a 1927 charity exposition game, Lou Gehrig’s team beat Babe Ruth’s.
From Los Angeles Times
Fortunately the scripts roll booming peals in every hour made available for review, all of which is best experienced fresh and with as little exposition as possible.
From Salon
The logistics and financial challenges of a 21st-century exposition would be substantial, and perhaps the greatest hurdle would be to engage actors of good faith.
From Washington Post
And yet this tendency to marvel leads to some rather breezy exposition.
From Washington Post
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.