describe

Example Sentences

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I describe these “residential proxy networks” in the story of college student and cyber-sleuth Benjamin Brundage.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Sir Keir was using that phrase to describe both the general economic impact of the Iran conflict and the particular difficulties in getting the Strait of Hormuz open again.

From BBC • Apr. 1, 2026

Experts describe “surveillance wages” as a system in which wages are based not on an employee’s performance or seniority, but on formulas that use their personal data, often collected without employees’ knowledge.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 1, 2026

Many autistic people also have alexithymia, a trait that makes it exceptionally difficult to identify and describe emotions, and have been stymied by questions intended to assess their internal state.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 1, 2026

It was the most unusual contraption, and I can best describe it as a horsehair cage.

From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan