exposition

Example Sentences

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Bursting into Kenna’s quarters seemingly at will, she raids her near-empty fridge while bluntly shouldering much of the exposition.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

At 95 minutes, the opera is about 15 minutes too long, laden with considerable exposition and repetition.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 2, 2026

Done right, narrative exposition will tell an audience everything that they need to know about a character, while leaving just enough room for curiosity to take hold.

From Salon • Feb. 28, 2026

After a century’s worth of Dracula pictures, the exposition seems a bit superfluous, and Mr. Waltz, a two-time Oscar winner, can’t do much with his dialogue, which sounds like guidance from “Vampire Stalking for Dummies.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 5, 2026

In separate statements, the Retrenchment Committee urged the directors to make the committee permanent and invest it with the power to approve or deny every expenditure at the exposition, no matter how small.

From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson