describing

Example Sentences

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I’m describing the movie, though since Baker had never earned a single Oscar nomination during his celebrated career, it could also describe his own journey to the Oscar record books.

From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 2026

GameStop fell 2% after eBay rejected the smaller retailer’s $56 billion takeover bid, describing the proposal as “neither credible nor attractive.”

From Barron's • May 12, 2026

Actress Miriam Margolyes led tributes to Pennington, describing him as a "very fine actor, brilliant, wise, clear."

From BBC • May 11, 2026

When her husband entered politics, she helped him pursue his dreams, Ms. Romano tells us, describing her as a close political adviser and essential emotional support.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026

That night, CIA agent David Rolph—the agent who had run Adolf Tolkachev in Moscow—sent a classified cable to CIA headquarters describing the fall of the Berlin Wall.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau