How to Use exposed in a Sentence

exposed

adjective
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  • Restoring the Great Salt Lake and controlling the dust blown off the exposed lakebed and playa.
    — sltrib.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • Its exposed brick wall adds character and charm to the room.
    — Karen A. Avitabile, Hartford Courant, 25 June 2022
  • Rather than fighting with the bones, like the exposed stone, the new pieces complement them.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 8 June 2023
  • Nearly half the lakebed sits exposed, drying by the day and blowing dust plumes when the winds kick up.
    — Leia Larsen, The Salt Lake Tribune, 18 Sep. 2023
  • Because of the surge, there have been more exposed people, and tracers have had to adapt to the increase.
    — NBC News, 12 Jan. 2022
  • This part of the hike is much more exposed but the views of Mt. Ogden behind you and Sardine Peak in front of you are very nice.
    — Paighten Harkins, The Salt Lake Tribune, 10 July 2021
  • This means lots of exposed pipes, beams, and brick, with bare walls, concrete or wood floors, and rough ceilings.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 26 Mar. 2021
  • Images from the crash site showed part of the train inside a tunnel with survivors walking on top of the roof of exposed parts of the train.
    — Jeremy Beaman, Washington Examiner, 2 Apr. 2021
  • Agathe sings a song her father taught her as a child, and to me that’s an extremely exposed scene.
    — Marlow Stern, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2023
  • Think lots of exposed wood, warm oak ceilings and stone accents.
    — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 31 Jan. 2023
  • And those who still remain after that will stay exposed long term.
    — Lily Hay Newman, Wired, 22 May 2021
  • This might not be the weekend for an exposed mountain hike, or for setting sail.
    — Sam Schulz, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Jan. 2024
  • The building has a large, exposed wall that is a perfect for a mural, Barbara Cash said.
    — Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Aug. 2022
  • Hung local artwork on the space’s exposed brick walls and played vintage R&B on the sound system.
    — Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 1 Oct. 2021
  • On most faces of the exposed slab, only two pieces of rebar can be seen, half of what would be expected.
    — BostonGlobe.com, 5 July 2021
  • While the more sensual lines of the track can speak to I.M wanting to express himself as his most raw and exposed state.
    — Jeff Benjamin, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2021
  • Cut two 1-inch deep cuts, 4 inches apart, into the exposed inner edge of the quarter.
    — T. Edward Nickens, Field & Stream, 28 Dec. 2020
  • There could be isolated gusts of up to 74 mph near the border, which is located in an exposed area of the desert.
    — Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Apr. 2023
  • Smell is the most exposed, the most vulnerable of the human senses.
    — Scott Sayare, Harper's Magazine, 23 Nov. 2021
  • If your appliances are front-load style, this is a great way to hide them in plain sight in exposed spaces and open floor plans.
    — Hadley Mendelsohn, House Beautiful, 22 June 2022
  • The next day, Tory Burch’s models were more covered up but no less exposed.
    — Rachel Tashjian, Harper's BAZAAR, 16 Mar. 2023
  • Presser was living on the top floor of a building with exposed wooden beams.
    — Lisa Song, ProPublica, 18 Aug. 2022
  • Our ascent route, a mixed rock, snow, and ice climb up the exposed north ridge, involved plenty of loaded slopes.
    — Joe Yelverton, Outside Online, 5 Feb. 2022
  • The lumps of exposed lava rock and sharp coral are lapped by waves that have begun to undermine the wall, which will collapse soon.
    — Paul Theroux, The New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2021
  • And health workers have been among those most exposed, and infected.
    — Constantin Gouvy, ajc, 26 July 2021
  • The 6-mile loop is packed with exposed trail, a natural bridge and lovely lookouts of the gorge and the many outcroppings carved by the Red River.
    — Andrea Reeves, The Enquirer, 23 Sep. 2022
  • On none of Iran’s other borders does Tehran feel so exposed and powerless to shape events.
    — Michael Doran, WSJ, 11 Oct. 2021
  • At low tide, people at the beach can walk quite far into the ocean and meander along exposed sandbars.
    — USA TODAY, 6 Feb. 2024
  • The suspect was driving a black Toyota 4Runner with an exposed tire mounted to the rear center and a Toyota logo in the center of the wheel.
    — Emily Shapiro, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2023
  • Fruit and vegetables that have ripened should not be left exposed and sugary drinks should be sealed tightly.
    — Cierra Britten, The Enquirer, 28 June 2022

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