describe
Example Sentences
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The survey was conducted in February and March and received roughly 478,000 responses, in which people picked their preferred term among 13 options to describe the hottest day.
From BBC • Apr. 17, 2026
But after hearing from blind listeners, she realized how important it was to carefully describe everything.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
The documents describe an elaborate hoax in which the defendants allegedly created fake companies and fraudulent email accounts and driver’s licenses to help fool lenders into loaning them huge sums of money.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026
Social psychologists describe this phenomenon as “post hoc” or “motivated reasoning.”
From Salon • Apr. 16, 2026
No one had ever used that word to describe Danny.
From "The Way to Rio Luna" by Zoraida Cordova
Vocabulary lists containing describe
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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