descriptor

Example Sentences

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For 109 years, residents have used directional descriptors — City Hall is on the east side of Monte Verde Street between Ocean and 7th avenues — instead of building numbers.

From Los Angeles Times

The descriptor works for the artist’s latest album, “After Hours,” a collection of originals and standards that sees the 62-year-old Marx channel his inner, swinging Frank Sinatra.

From Los Angeles Times

But the common descriptors “scorched,” “blackened” and “destroyed” did not apply.

From Los Angeles Times

They’re calling it “mysterious” and underscoring the name “radiation” fog, which is the scientific descriptor for such natural fog events — not an indication that they carry radioactive material.

From Los Angeles Times

But these potentially ageist descriptors are problematic at best — and illegal at worst.

From MarketWatch