How to Use clarify in a Sentence

clarify

verb

• The president was forced to clarify his position on the issue.
• Can you clarify exactly what it is you're proposing?
• The committee clarified the manager's duties.
• Her explanation did not clarify matters much.
• But at the premiere of the movie, the actress made sure to clarify that a stand-in was used for the raunchy scene.
  — Philip Ellis, Men's Health, 8 July 2023
• The army has yet to clarify the causes of those deaths.
  — Patrick Kingsley, New York Times, 6 Feb. 2024
• The main critics are around the price and the need to clarify more the program's information.
  — Javier Bastardo, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2023
• The firm hadn’t clarified whether Oct. 17 or Oct. 18 marks the official end of the period.
  — Bloomberg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2023
• Starr’s comments in AARP aren’t the first time he’s clarified how the two rock stars unearthed and finished the track either.
  — Sadie Bell, Peoplemag, 22 Nov. 2023
• Schwartz clarified that three of the songs are entirely new, while the fourth was cut from the 2003 production.
  — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 15 May 2024
• The measure would clarify sentencing for a felony with a firearm.
  — Michael R. Wickline, Arkansas Online, 9 Sep. 2023
• Some of the changes clarified out-of-date terminology that was still on the books since the last time the rules were updated in 1985.
  — Bo Erickson, CBS News, 26 Dec. 2023
• The state clarified those exceptions on May 2, the day after the six-week ban took effect.
  — Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 28 June 2024
• Banks clarified that the violation is for failing to report the wasting of the fish.
  — Outdoor Life, 21 Sep. 2023
• Ed and Jovi shook hands, as Yara stepped in to clarify their tell-all interaction.
  — Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 15 Aug. 2023
• This will be further clarified by my using one of the above Star Trek prompting lines that were mentioned in the research study.
  — Lance Eliot, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2024
• My bartenders are very sure to clarify what people want.
  — Kristine M. Kierzek, Journal Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2024
• This recipe has been updated to clarify when the red food coloring is added.
  — Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 25 Dec. 2023
• In his speeches and social-media posts, Ramaswamy has clarified a bit what all that means for him.
  — Jay Caspian Kang, The New Yorker, 17 Mar. 2023
• Bose: But — there’s something that Joy wants to clarify, as a scientist.
  — Tulika Bose, Scientific American, 28 Apr. 2023
• Sutter clarified that Ryan’s posts were his way of expressing love for her.
  — Angie Orellana Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2024
• Donnelly did not clarify how many dogs died during the flood.
  — Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 16 Aug. 2023
• But Ranganathan did clarify a few things that could make using Copilot a bit more palatable to some.
  — Chris Velazco, Washington Post, 24 May 2023
• Marché Raspail boasts fresh fruit, veg, pastries, and more—and by fresh, Garten clarifies that the produce was just picked that morning.
  — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Aug. 2024
• There was no video to help clarify what happened in Gaddis’ shooting.
  — Detroit Free Press, 21 Apr. 2024
• The Trump campaign later clarified the plan would include thorough vetting and not hurt wages.
  — Anika Arora Seth, Washington Post, 22 June 2024
• The Star reached out to Jackson County to clarify why two different due dates are listed.
  — Natalie Wallington, Kansas City Star, 1 Mar. 2024
• The only tweak the Times made to the game was clarifying the instructions during the two-month beta period.
  — Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 28 Aug. 2023
• That gap was highlighted by the US Treasury earlier this year in a report that called on China to clarify why the numbers were so different.
  — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune Asia, 12 Aug. 2024
• Currently, the brand is clarifying its direct-to-consumer and business-to-business models to achieve its retail goals.
  — Kerane Marcellus, Essence, 12 Aug. 2024

Last Updated: 25 Sep 2024