Exhibit A
Syllables: Ex·hib·it AUK/ɪɡˈzɪbɪt ˌeɪ̯/US/iɡˈzibət ˌeɪ̯/
Exhibit A noun: the foremost example, often with a negative connotation.
Noun
Exhibit A (uncountable)
- The foremost example, often with a negative connotation.
- The legislature can’t fight corruption when the politicians are Exhibit A.
- Exhibit A—I had a boyfriend once. I was fifteen. He was fifteen. He had green eyes and floppy hair and liked Vampire Weekend, and if that doesn't guarantee a life of shared bliss, I don't know what does.2016, Stefan Bachmann, A Drop of Night, New York, N.Y.: Greenwillow Books, →ISBN
Examples of Exhibit A in a sentence
- Exhibit A was Evelyn Waugh in Vile Bodies (published in 1930): […]2016, John Simpson, “Marshallers of Words”, in The Word Detective: A Life in Words: From Shenanigan to Selfie, London: Little, Brown and...
- Exhibit A: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.2023 September 19, Léonie Chao-Fong, quoting António Guterres, “Biden addresses UN and will warn of Russian ‘brutalizing’ Ukraine without...
Origin of Exhibit A
From the conventional way of labelling the first piece of physical evidence used in a criminal trial.
Questions about Exhibit A
- What does Exhibit A mean?
- Exhibit A means the foremost example, often with a negative connotation.
- How do you use Exhibit A in a sentence?
- Exhibit A was Evelyn Waugh in Vile Bodies (published in 1930): […]
- What part of speech is Exhibit A?
- Exhibit A is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Exhibit A?
- Exhibit A is pronounced /ɪɡˈzɪbɪt ˌeɪ̯/ (UK).
Words near Exhibit A in the dictionary
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