spell out
Example Sentences
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The company didn’t spell out many details about its national-security work but noted the National Reconnaissance Office, a U.S. spy agency focused on space-based intelligence work, is a customer.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
She didn’t spell out what this all meant, but it seemed to imply that Erika was raised to be a Project Looking Glass agent assigned to handle Charlie.
From Slate • Feb. 27, 2026
Bass repeatedly has denied she was involved in any effort to water down the after-action report, which was meant to spell out mistakes in the Palisades fire response and suggest measures to avoid repeating them.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 24, 2026
When a child receives "specialist support", they will be given a "specialist provision package", which will be created by education, health and care experts and will spell out what they need.
From BBC • Feb. 23, 2026
“You mean the corrections spell out a word by chance?”
From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman
