illustrate

Example Sentences

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He also asked to remain anonymous—a request that ran through several similar interviews and might illustrate a feature of California’s regulatory state.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

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

From Barron's • Mar. 30, 2026

Ducournau wants to illustrate how fear itself can be a deadly contagion, a reality anyone who lived through those terrible times already knows too well.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

I have an issue that, while affecting only a small group of people, might illustrate broader concerns around required minimum distributions, rollovers and retirement planning.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 23, 2026

To illustrate these problems, consider the following typical example of an often quoted pre-Clovis claim.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond