describe
Example Sentences
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The term ‘passive income’ doesn’t begin to describe the emotional labor of dealing with short-term renters.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
“I was scrappy,” Ng said, “which is definitely how I describe my personality and the way I approach most things in life.”
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2026
Those visitors describe a North Korea unrecognizable from the past, especially its capital, Pyongyang, where Kim and the country’s elite live.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
You might describe it as a three-dimensional object, but importantly, it is a “three-dimensional object that exists.”
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
They each had on wigs, glasses, and what Seven could only describe as prairie-like dresses, courtesy of Thorn.
From "Witchlings" by Claribel A. Ortega
Vocabulary lists containing describe
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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