lay bare
Example Sentences
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Near the base of a column atop which Saint Simeon Stylites once perched, scattered stones lay bare the damage inflicted on the surrounding Byzantine monastery in northern Syria by war, looting and rampant illegal excavations.
From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026
And these memos lay bare the extent to which the work product underpinning these decisions is often half-hearted and vibes-based; animated more by grievance and hurt feelings than neutral legal rules.
From Slate ● Apr. 21, 2026
Instead of the typical rock-star tale that relives the glory days and gives short shrift to the rest, the former Black Sabbath frontman chose to lay bare his recent medical struggles in grisly detail.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
"These preventable deaths lay bare the desperate and deteriorating conditions facing families and children across Gaza," Unicef regional director Edouard Beigbeder said in a statement on Thursday.
From BBC ● Dec. 30, 2024
He picked one ready arrow from his table where it lay bare: the rest were waiting still in the quiver for the young men’s turn to come.
From "The Odyssey" by Homer
