- present participle of explain.
explaining
Example Sentences
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Explaining the framework by which it responds to a hotter economy or rising prices is another.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 18, 2026
Explaining his sentencing decision, Judge Nicholas Rowland said he would avoid "criminalising" the "very young" boys.
From BBC • May 27, 2026
Explaining the setup further, Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote on his Substack that those triple-leverage flows are setting up for a “bar fight.”
From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026
Explaining her push for a compromise, Bass said that Lafayette Square is one of Los Angeles’s most significant historic Black neighborhoods.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026
Explaining the importance of her son's case to science, Dr. Harlow recalls how many scoffed at Phineas when Dr. Bigelow first presented his case in Boston.
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
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