explanations

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

After evaluating multiple possible explanations, one scenario emerged as the strongest candidate: an intermediate-mass black hole tearing apart and consuming a white dwarf star.

From Science Daily • Jun. 26, 2026

In a series of social media posts, he demanded explanations from those managing donations and questioned what he described as a lack of clarity over the matter.

From BBC • Jun. 26, 2026

He answered even simple questions with lengthy explanations, speaking in a quick, torrential style and snapping his fingers or pinching the air for emphasis.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

There is a particular fatigue that comes from watching the same constitutional injury reappear generation after generation under different names and different explanations.

From Slate • Jun. 17, 2026

She loves mysteries, too, but she loves explanations for mysteries even more.

From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti