revealing
adjective
re·veal·ing
ri-ˈvē-liŋ 
: allowing a look at or an understanding of something inner or hidden
a revealing confession
also
: tending to expose more typically hidden parts of the body
a revealing top
revealingly
adverb
Examples of revealing in a Sentence
The book is a revealing account of being part of a gang.
Her comments about her childhood were revealing.
She wore a very revealing shirt.
That skirt is much too revealing.
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This is why recent appeals to Jevons paradox, and how the need for human interaction may mean less job loss than prior predictions by AI leaders such as OpenAI’s Sam Altman are so revealing.
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Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
The most revealing aspect of that scene for me, was his confidence.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The most revealing demonstrations tend to show how the system behaves when constraints conflict or conditions change mid-process.
—Raju Malhotra, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
That’s a remarkable, and revealing, statistic.
—Jeremy Talcott, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
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Christopher Marquis, Time, 30 May 2026
The most revealing aspect of that scene for me, was his confidence.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 29 May 2026
The most revealing demonstrations tend to show how the system behaves when constraints conflict or conditions change mid-process.
—Raju Malhotra, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
That’s a remarkable, and revealing, statistic.
—Jeremy Talcott, Oc Register, 27 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for revealing
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“Revealing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/revealing. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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