describe

Example Sentences

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Williams drew on the Hebrew prophets to “describe his ideal of a Christian society”; Penn ensured that his colony’s statutes protected religious liberty.

From The Wall Street Journal

The eighth member of the group is now described by supporters as intermittently refusing to eat because of an underlying health condition.

From BBC

Proescuting, David Patience, read statements by the victims to the court describing the damage done to their confidence and finances.

From BBC

It has been described as the biggest miscarriage of justice in British legal history and has led to a long-running public inquiry into the scandal.

From BBC

In various interviews over the years, Mann described some of his favorite finds — a chop shop in Wilmington, a seedy motel, a stone-encased downtown bank.

From Los Angeles Times