describe

Example Sentences

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"Our soldiers are defending our future, but may lose their own, so we wanted to give them that chance," is how MP Oksana Dmitrieva describes the law she helped draft.

From BBC

"What if the Great American novelist doesn't write novels?" the New York Times titled its 2020 profile, describing Wiseman's body of work as "the nearest contemporary equivalent" to the classic novel.

From Barron's

The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, has described protection money forced on businesses as a "stranglehold' on the community".

From BBC

Campaign group Stonewall, which had been lobbying for the change to the law, described it as a "powerful message" that showed people "deserve equal access to justice".

From BBC

When asked about his acting technique, Duvall would describe it as simply as his favorite character — Augustus McCrae, the wry trail boss on the TV miniseries “Lonesome Dove” — might have described riding a horse.

From Los Angeles Times