lay bare
Example Sentences
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And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.
From Slate • Apr. 21, 2026
Mr. Zipperstein portrays Roth as “willing to challenge himself on all fronts, to lay bare all his limits as a writer, son, and Jew.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 30, 2025
Others, like Logan Roy’s on “Succession,” lay bare their parental arrogance through the actions of his dull-witted children.
From Salon • Apr. 21, 2025
She added: "Stripping away the shock and peeling back the mystery that anchored season one is a risk, but one that allows Hwang to lay bare his show's stridently anti-capitalist message."
From BBC • Dec. 27, 2024
He picked one ready arrow from his table where it lay bare: the rest were waiting still in the quiver for the young men’s turn to come.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
