explanatory

Example Sentences

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A statement from the committee that includes the bill's explanatory note says "its purpose is to cut off terrorism at its root and create a heavy deterrent."

From Barron's

The decision to jettison the report’s traditional explanatory narrative was announced to EIA staff in a March 10 internal email, after the document was largely complete following months of work.

From Salon

We need to start by examining a combination of explanatory factors.

From Salon

I was amused at what I had underlined as an overeager student, always on the lookout for the explanatory phrase.

From Los Angeles Times

Nobody is as they seem, including Iris, and all “Companion” needs to do is keep you strapped in while the action occasionally breaks for the explanatory and the body count rises.

From Los Angeles Times