illustrate

Example Sentences

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The Census Bureau’s latest population estimates illustrate how housing supply supports—or stunts—growth.

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Conversely, the tech teams relied on slick digital presentations to review evidence and illustrate their arguments.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

Two deals announced this week illustrate the shift.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

To illustrate some of the arguments, we have spoken with two women who have been confronted with their own mortality and want to influence the debate in fundamentally different ways.

From BBC • Mar. 16, 2026

To illustrate nature’s musical laws we can use a piece of pipe or tubing.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall