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)
an exhibition of early American crafts
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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For more than a quarter-century, fate never indulged us with another KU-MU game in Kansas City (other than the 2017 hurricane relief exhibition) as the series itself went dormant in the wake of Mizzou’s move to the Southeastern Conference.
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Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
An early pioneer of the warehouse-as-museum, the Geffen Contemporary, as it’s now called, has proved to be the ideal container for exhibitions that would be difficult to stage anywhere else.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Eight engravings by French artist Henri Matisse and five by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari -part of an exhibition on the modernist movement - were stolen from the library, the Brazilian city's government reported.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
As Sudanese people grapple with the fallout of the ongoing civil war, the exhibition’s curator noted that art has stood at the forefront of the resistance.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 8 Dec. 2025
An early pioneer of the warehouse-as-museum, the Geffen Contemporary, as it’s now called, has proved to be the ideal container for exhibitions that would be difficult to stage anywhere else.
—Carolina A. Miranda, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Eight engravings by French artist Henri Matisse and five by Brazilian modernist painter Candido Portinari -part of an exhibition on the modernist movement - were stolen from the library, the Brazilian city's government reported.
—CBS News, 8 Dec. 2025
As Sudanese people grapple with the fallout of the ongoing civil war, the exhibition’s curator noted that art has stood at the forefront of the resistance.
—Preeti Jha, semafor.com, 8 Dec. 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 10 Dec. 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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