laid bare
Example Sentences
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Even before the summer rush, nerves were on edge; a January 4 breakdown in the communication system linking air traffic controllers and aircraft had laid bare a glaring weakness.
From Barron's ● Aug. 23, 2026
But behind the facade lay an awful reality for many, as laid bare by recently obtained records.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
Wednesday's double-hearing also laid bare the circumstances in which some migrants decide to risk the Channel crossing.
From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026
A wild week of firings and fireworks laid bare the challenges Bari Weiss faces in revamping CBS News and its flagship show.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 4, 2026
For some time they had been cut off from the world, as if in an invisible island; now they were laid bare again, peril had returned.
From "The Two Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
