characterize

Example Sentences

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The mayor characterized Bondi’s retort as a “knee-jerk reaction” from an attorney general faced with damaging public trust concerns at her department.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, with token prices sliding, the digital-assets industry is once again confronting the prospect of an extended period characterized by waning investor interest, declining institutional investment and workforce reductions.

From The Wall Street Journal

That kind of operating performance creates the fear of a value trap—a stock that is in a perpetual cash-burn cycle characterized by things like, well, dividend cuts and capital raises.

From Barron's

Mr. Epstein rightly criticizes the defensive tone that now characterizes some exchanges at White House briefings.

From The Wall Street Journal

And what it shows is a stable labor market characterized by relatively few layoffs.

From MarketWatch