How to Use exposure in a Sentence

exposure

noun
  • He risks exposure to ridicule by saying such things in public.
  • The candidates are competing for television exposure.
  • This was their first exposure to live rap.
    — Fab 5 Freddy, Vanity Fair, 2 Mar. 2026
  • What is the risk of lead exposure?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 15 Sep. 2025
  • What is the risk of lead exposure?
    — Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Long bouts of exposure to the wild sometimes drive men crazy.
    — Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 21 Feb. 2026
  • It can be charged through solar exposure or through the hand crank.
    — Meredith Woerner, Variety, 5 Apr. 2024
  • Give the plants plenty of sun exposure and rich soil.
    — Patricia S York, Southern Living, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The agency added that even a small amount of exposure to lead paint can harm adults.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • But exposure is much more widespread than that.
    — Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 2 Mar. 2026
  • What’s new is the scale of exposure Liu has given it.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Feb. 2026
  • To be playing in front of that amount of people and have that kind of exposure was crazy.
    — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 1 Dec. 2023
  • Peden said that on a large scale, asthma is linked to ozone exposure.
    — Eva Flowe april 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Limes that are light green or have yellow spots got more sun exposure in those areas.
    — Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 8 Mar. 2026
  • Touch screens are the worst, thanks to the constant exposure to our oily fingers.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • That’s way too late to avoid most food allergies through exposure.
    — Andrew Van Dam, Washington Post, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Their art would stay up for 30 days, available for sale and exposure.
    — Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Keep leaves dust-free and windows clean to increase light exposure.
    — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Jan. 2026
  • Training and exposure can fix that.
    — Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026
  • Other deputies were treated for exposure to the spray.
    — Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 12 Jan. 2026
  • That exposure is shaping how startups think about scale.
    — Elaine Yu, CNBC, 2 Jan. 2026
  • The brain has a master clock that is set by exposure to sunlight and darkness.
    — Lauran Neergaard, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2026
  • In low light, cameras need to use slower shutter speeds to get a bright enough exposure.
    — Brandon Widder, The Verge, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Researchers said that food is the main source of exposure to the chemical.
    — Vanessa Etienne, PEOPLE.com, 12 July 2022
  • Even a few minutes’ exposure can delay it.
    — Neil Sperry, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Just be mindful of the effects of early and late light exposure.
    — Roger Sands, Forbes, 1 May 2022
  • And people who hadn’t yet had much exposure to it kept their innocence.
    — Caleb Crain, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
  • Keep the soil moist and when seeds germinate provide a warm, full sun exposure.
    — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Others believe he was caught in a snowstorm and died of exposure.
    — Emilie Le Beau Lucchesi, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Slow down watering in winter when plants have less exposure to bright light.
    — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 17 Feb. 2026

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