Exhibitions
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Examples
- The presence of this medium incites bellicose exhibitions in a boy, first in games, then in fact when he is strong enough. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Jenkins, who, in 1894, devised means for accomplishing it, and was one of the first, if not the first, to successfully project the views on a large screen adapted to public exhibitions. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
- The charitable foundations of scholarships, exhibitions, bursaries, etc. Adam Smith. An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations.
- McCormick showed his machine at the great international exhibitions and gradually induced the large landowners to consider it. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- Somewhere along this route we had a few startling exhibitions of Oriental simplicity. Mark Twain. The Innocents Abroad.
- I am ready to go with Annie to operas, concerts, exhibitions, all kinds of places; and you shall never find that I am tired. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
Editor: Nettie