describe

Example Sentences

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"He certainly will continue to describe to us and everyone else what it felt like to be that close to that celestial body."

From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026

She said her personal training clients in France, Spain and Sweden describe a more supportive post-natal support system being in place for several months.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

In the book, you describe screen time as the “ultra-processed food” of the arts.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

Folan would often describe her early years of marriage and motherhood, in an idyllic white house in a tawny Connecticut suburb, as looking blissful on the surface.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

“I-I don’t know how to describe it. I wasn’t afraid of the sea. I didn’t think I was in any danger. I just...disliked it. Intensely.”

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook