How to Use revelation in a Sentence

revelation

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  • The revelation that she was a drug user was not a surprise to me.
  • The book includes many shocking revelations about the mayor's personal life.
  • Revelations by the newspaper caused a scandal.
  • But at the end of the hearing, the judge circled back to the new revelation.
    — Jeremy Barr, Anchorage Daily News, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Milner has been a revelation out of the bullpen this year.
    — Curt Hogg, Journal Sentinel, 19 June 2022
  • The movie ends with perhaps the biggest revelation about the whale.
    — Pakinam Amer, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2021
  • Their encounter leads to a revelation that will change the world.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 3 Feb. 2022
  • Which is the greater miracle at the time of revelation?
    — Rabbi Avi Weiss, sun-sentinel.com, 18 Jan. 2022
  • That kind of revelation might lead to new ways to prevent or treat the disease.
    — Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2022
  • The other revelation was that there were not just two camps.
    — Amanda Ripley, Time, 17 Apr. 2021
  • There are decades ahead for more changes and revelations.
    — Deborah Treisman, The New Yorker, 17 July 2023
  • The revelation that the footage had been destroyed caused an outcry.
    — NBC News, 11 Oct. 2020
  • But a much bigger revelation was lying in wait — and on the floor.
    — Dan Snierson, EW.com, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The notebooks fit with the revelations of spirit medicine.
    — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 1 May 2023
  • The time with his preschooler has been a revelation to Thomas.
    — Washington Post, 19 Apr. 2021
  • Queen has been a revelation in the Ravens’ defense of late.
    — Ryan McFadden, baltimoresun.com, 29 Nov. 2021
  • The biggest revelation was that few people knew how to search their email.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 2 Aug. 2019
  • The road to Damascus isn’t as well marked as the road to revelation.
    — Elena Ferrante, Harper’s Magazine , 16 Feb. 2022
  • There’s a hint of that kind of revelation in Brown’s new book.
    — Jenny Singer, Glamour, 16 Oct. 2023
  • It’s the kind of revelation that often comes after a near brush with death.
    — Chris Dorsey, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2021
  • The revelation of Gruden’s emails caused shock waves across the sport.
    — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022
  • Our next orbit around the sun could be full of even more profound revelations.
    — Quanta Magazine, 21 Dec. 2023
  • And, for some, the payoff may seem less revelation than: duh!
    — Vanessa Friedman, New York Times, 28 Oct. 2020
  • The twists and revelations are sublime but never showy.
    — Longreads, 28 July 2023
  • One revelation: The state's coastal counties were spared the worst.
    — Lawrence Specker, AL.com, 27 June 2017
  • This was a huge and shocking revelation to me — someone who thought her eyes were open.
    — Kate T. Parker, Good Housekeeping, 30 Apr. 2019
  • Pryor has been a revelation as the team’s swing tackle.
    — Joel A. Erickson, The Indianapolis Star, 31 Dec. 2021
  • Over the course of the play, drinks are guzzled, grievances are aired and revelations are revealed.
    — Kerry Reid, chicagotribune.com, 17 Oct. 2017
  • That revelation fills Miranda with anger and a lot to think about.
    — Elizabeth Montgomery, The Arizona Republic, 31 July 2020
  • The batter on all Two Hands hot dogs is a true revelation.
    — Shaena Montanari, The Arizona Republic, 4 Dec. 2020

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