exposition
Example Sentences
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Whether this is a flaw is up to you, but Smith’s opening narration provides the only backdrop or exposition we ever get in “Patti Smith: Dream of Life.”
From Salon
His scores, with their inherent rigor and overt religiosity, seemingly simple structure and patient exposition, conjure a world both foundational and unbound.
Did I mention there’s also the faux documentary, many a horror movie’s favorite exposition vehicle?
From Los Angeles Times
The dialogue is naturally digressive, sliding in just as much exposition as needed with a magician’s sleight of hand.
From Los Angeles Times
This lets the viewer know that, though there is going to be exposition for a while, things will get crazy eventually.
From Los Angeles Times
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