- past tense form of illustrate.
- past participle of illustrate.
illustrated
Example Sentences
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Inspired by the transient beauty of cherry blossoms, known in Japan as sakura — which is illustrated in their album cover, alongside a dark pegasus — much of the LP also hinges on melodrama.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
Chew illustrated the extent of the bearish acceleration in sentiment shift in an update to his equity markets positioning model published on Monday.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 4, 2026
That need was illustrated by the chaos and neglect captured in images and body-worn camera footage taken by police at Legacy.
From BBC ● Aug. 1, 2026
But that same episode illustrated the perils of trusting markets.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The surprising likelihood of coincidence is illustrated by the following well-known result in probability.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
