exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shən 
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
British
: a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student
3
: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)
a one-man exhibition
an exhibition game
Examples of exhibition in a Sentence
There were several famous paintings at the exhibition.
an exhibition of early American crafts
helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
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Michelle Duncan, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
This new solo exhibition—her first in the United States, her first as a mother, and her most vulnerable yet—features 13 oil paintings Showering made during this intense period of change.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 8 May 2025
And though the studio’s marguerite daisy logo had long been associated with Gallic exhibition, Gaumont liquidated its theatrical holdings in 2017, funneling the proceeds towards greater audiovisual development in the U.S. and Europe.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 7 May 2025
Related Stories Across the exhibition sector, the domestic box office in the first quarter fell 11.5 percent year-on-year.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 7 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for exhibition
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“Exhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exhibition. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ən
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
: a public showing (as of works of art, manufactured goods, or athletic skill)
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