laid open

Example Sentences

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Now, for the first time, the truth is laid open.

From BBC • Jan. 17, 2024

The 24-mile one-way trek explores some of the most spectacular scenery in North America, an ever-changing array of water- and wind-sculpted stone, the history of the North American continent laid open to contemplate.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 4, 2021

Rhode Island Comprehensive Assessment System tests released last fall laid open the disaster.

From Washington Times • Apr. 26, 2019

Mohammad Asif Rahimi, the governor of Herat, warned that if Farah had fallen to the Taliban, the entire western region would have been laid open for the insurgents.

From New York Times • Aug. 5, 2017

Now he saw how fragile it all was, laid open to its enemies at its heart.

From "The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm" by Nancy Farmer