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Examples

• In 1876 the Adams Cabinet for holding and displaying the photos was invented. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Look that thou pass him not on the way; for the circumcised slave was displaying his stolen finery amongst us. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• In an age when religious faith was declining, we find men displaying a new and vivid belief in the reality of these personifications. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
• And if anything could have made him look more abject or more dismally ridiculous than before, it would have been his so displaying himself. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• So Zoe thought, sir, when she saw me, grinned Dick, displaying his white teeth; she thought it was Gurt, sir! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• The petticoat was short, displaying well a pair of feet and ankles which left much to be desired in the article of symmetry. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Nankeen trousers, displaying more white fancy-work over the ankles, and purple morocco slippers, adorned his lower extremities. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• The same winter of 1863-64, while at Port Huron, Edison had a further opportunity of displaying his ingenuity. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• Give her an opportunity of displaying the power she boasts. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
• They emerged upon an open park, with an ancient hall, displaying the quaint and picturesque architecture of Elizabeth's time. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.

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