How to Use revealing in a Sentence

revealing

adjective
  • The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.
  • She wore a very revealing shirt.
  • That skirt is much too revealing.
  • Her comments about her childhood were revealing.
  • That last part may be the most revealing.
    — Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The legs are cut high and the back is cut low for a more revealing look.
    — Laura Lajiness Kaupke, harpersbazaar.com, 3 June 2023
  • In late March of the year the light was rawly new and revealing.
    — Kevin Barry, The New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2022
  • The rest of the podcast slate will be far more revealing.
    — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 7 Jan. 2026
  • That is what makes the blue-state response so revealing.
    — Larry Clifton, Sun Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
  • The square cut is modern and not too revealing, and the low back adds some edge.
    — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 8 May 2025
  • With the sides cut away, the style is more revealing than the classic pump shape.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • There's a dress code for brides — nothing too short or revealing.
    — Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 13 Feb. 2020
  • Yeezy teased the first black bodysuit, which is quite revealing.
    — Michael Saponara, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
  • But here’s what might be the most revealing detail about how your brain reads a face.
    — Valerie Monroe, Allure, 15 Jan. 2026
  • That is what makes the story so revealing.
    — Mark Lewyn, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
  • For me, that was the most revealing, just what the pressures are on boys at that age.
    — Kerry Lengel, azcentral, 4 May 2018
  • And, perhaps the most revealing stat of all?
    — Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • That’s why job postings can be so revealing.
    — Caroline Castrillon, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
  • All of this is a bit haphazard, and none of it is very deep or revealing.
    — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 21 Mar. 2026
  • All of this may be the most revealing thing about Lagasse.
    — Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
  • Maybe that’s a mask too, but the way Sim sees it, that can still be just as revealing.
    — Vulture, 26 Aug. 2022
  • What was the single most revealing moment of the week for you?
    — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 27 May 2026
  • Looking at the work for a minute is just as revealing as looking at it for an hour.
    — Jon Caramanica, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2020
  • But the most revealing part of all three has nothing to do with their contents.
    — Chris Cillizza, CNN, 15 July 2021
  • What is the most revealing statistic from the first half of the season?
    — Ahmed Walid, The Athletic, 28 Dec. 2024
  • That’s what made this season so revealing.
    — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The type of crash scene might be most revealing, Waldock said.
    — Jason Pohl, azcentral, 13 Apr. 2018
  • Come for the revealing portrait of a deeply private pop icon.
    — Sara Delgado, Teen Vogue, 14 Nov. 2018
  • One of the most revealing moments was when he was asked whether anything in life scares him.
    — Justino Aguila, Billboard, 25 Apr. 2018
  • Looking back at the last three decades, many revealing patterns can be seen.
    — Krishna Raja, Forbes, 25 June 2021

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