EXHIBITION in a Sentence

Learn EXHIBITION from example sentences; some of them are from classic books. These examples are selected from a corpus with 300,000 sentences, including classic works and current mainstream media. Some sentences also link to their contexts.
169 example sentences for EXHIBITION, such as:
1. The youth felt triumphant at this exhibition.
2. A fire caused the premature closing of the exhibition.
3. The exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture.
4. The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
5. Journalists will be able to preview the exhibition tomorrow.
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Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
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 Meanings and Examples of EXHIBITION
exhibition
 n.  a collection of things (goods or works of art etc.) for public display
 n.  the act of exhibiting
Classic Sentence: (112 in 8 pages)
1  Before such an exhibition of grief, Pittypat's easy tears ceased and Melly flew to the bedside to comfort her sister-in-law.
Gone With The Wind By Margaret Mitchell
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER IX
2  She was like some rare flower grown for exhibition, a flower from which every bud had been nipped except the crowning blossom of her beauty.
House of Mirth By Edith Wharton
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2: Chapter 13
3  He proposed an informal exhibition match to advertise the association; he suggested that Carol and himself, the Haydocks, the Woodfords, and the Dillons play doubles, and that the association be formed from the gathered enthusiasts.
Main Street By Sinclair Lewis
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER XXIX
4  It is some systematized exhibition of the whale in his broad genera, that I would now fain put before you.
Moby Dick By Herman Melville
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 32. Cetology.
5  Charley and I scoured them, and they were on exhibition in the Harling office all summer.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 2. The Hired Girls: XIV
6  Another girl would have kept her baby out of sight, but Tony, of course, must have its picture on exhibition at the town photographer's, in a great gilt frame.
My Antonia By Willa Cather
Context  Highlight   In BOOK 4. The Pioneer Woman's Story: II
7  By this time the song of Gamut had ceased, and the sisters had learned to still the exhibition of their emotions.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 12
8  Duncan was touched at the quiet and impressive exhibition of his grief.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 17
9  The movement, the exhibition, and the cry which again burst from the lips of the young Mohican, instantly drew the whole party about him.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 18
10  Large piles of brush lay scattered about the clearing, and a wary and aged squaw was occupied in firing as many as might serve to light the coming exhibition.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 23
11  This exhibition of anger was noted by all present; and from an apprehension of exasperating a temper that was already chafed nearly to madness, several minutes were suffered to pass before another word was uttered.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 27
12  At this unexpected exhibition, a loud and vehement expression of pleasure burst from the mouth of every warrior present.
The Last of the Mohicans By James Fenimore Cooper
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER 29
13  I remember the first time I ever witnessed this horrible exhibition.
The Narrative of the Life By Frederick Douglass
Context  Highlight   In CHAPTER I
14  The youth felt triumphant at this exhibition.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 7
15  But they were in a state of frenzy, perhaps because of forgotten vanities, and it made an exhibition of sublime recklessness.
The Red Badge of Courage By Stephen Crane
Context  Highlight   In Chapter 23
Example Sentence: (57 in 4 pages)
1  Journalists will be able to preview the exhibition tomorrow.
2  Most of the best paintings in the exhibition were already spoken for.
3  I asked him to come to the exhibition but he'd already seen it.
4  These newly-designed devices will not appear on the exhibition.
5  The exhibition helped her establish herself as an artist.
6  A common way for companies to find new recruits is by taking a stand at a job exhibition.
7  We only had a couple of hours to set up before the exhibition opened.
8  Many unearthed cultural relics are set forth in the exhibition hall.
9  They hoped that the exhibition would enhance the cultural life of the nation.
10  We are going to put on an exhibition of cultural relics next Tuesday.
11  The exhibition was sponsored by the Society of Culture.
12  The main aim of the exhibition is to showcase British design.
13  The exhibition is an annual showcase for British design and innovation.
14  A fire caused the premature closing of the exhibition.
15  Forming the pivot of the exhibition is a large group of watercolours.