characterize

Example Sentences

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And some experts predict that such an arrangement will characterize the regime in Iran a year or two from now.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

He refuses to characterize Laxman as a seductive antihero, perhaps on the moral grounds of not wanting to make such a man seem attractive.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 11, 2026

Until job creation spreads well beyond healthcare, it would be hard to characterize the labor market as anything but lukewarm.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 5, 2026

“In Vegas, the way I’d characterize the business is peak events, peak weekends, big conferences,” Reeg said.

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

Other commentators liken the prison label to “the mark of Cain” and characterize the perpetual nature of the sanction as “internal exile.”

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander