The box was empty; only painted metal showed within.

Through the widening hole, other metal showed; it too, began to glow.

However, the metal has still shown 11 consecutive years of gains.

The chest was much battered also, most of the original paint chipped away so the bare metal showed.

Most metals show more plasticity when hot than when cold.

The metal, strained and stretched before it broke, showed what had happened.

Bone and metal from his skull showed through his skin.

Neither cloth nor metal showed any signs of decay.

And the metal of the butt showed darker and gleaming from his sweat.

The metal showed the stains of neglect and age.