How to Use communicate in a Sentence

communicate

verb
  • He was asked to communicate the news to the rest of the people.
  • She communicated her ideas to the group.
  • The pilot communicated with the airport just before the crash.
  • The two computers are able to communicate directly with one another.
  • We communicate a lot of information through body language.
  • The disease is communicated through saliva.
  • If you're excited about the product, your enthusiasm will communicate itself to customers.
  • He communicated his dissatisfaction to the staff.
  • The couple has trouble communicating.
  • But the show’s themes — the need to be oneself, the need to communicate — still shine through.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 Oct. 2022
  • There's a lot to learn and a lot to be able to communicate back here about what's going on in Ukraine.
    CBS News, 8 Jan. 2023
  • The Tour plans to communicate specifics on the events to players later this week.
    Eamon Lynch, The Arizona Republic, 19 Oct. 2022
  • Being able to do that at a high speed and being able to communicate and be on the same page with 11 guys?
    Dallas News, 11 Nov. 2022
  • Is there a kind way to communicate that her gifts are a burden?
    Judith Martin, oregonlive, 11 Mar. 2023
  • Warnock had no way to communicate to staff that there was an emergency, the claim said.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 2024
  • As the record-setting crowd roared in the first quarter, the Dolphins couldn’t communicate play calls at the line of scrimmage.
    Charlie Goldsmith, The Enquirer, 30 Sep. 2022
  • There are two main ways to communicate on Discord: text and voice.
    WIRED, 28 Oct. 2022
  • The idea of an open web where actors use common standards to communicate is as old as, well, the web.
    Ben Klemens, Ars Technica, 2 Jan. 2023
  • There is pressure to communicate strength with concern and not to veer too close to the now-cliche Girlboss archetype.
    Essence, 17 Aug. 2024
  • With no screen, the poor AI Pin can only communicate to the outside world via a cryptic light show.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 10 Nov. 2023
  • Set a finite amount of time for the trip -- maybe two weeks -- and then communicate your boundaries before your sons get home.
    Dear Annie, cleveland, 31 Aug. 2023
  • Write it down or try and get a guitar just to learn a way to communicate — even just putting pen to paper about your feelings.
    Jason Pettigrew, SPIN, 7 June 2023
  • Sabetan found that devices use the same password to communicate with the Nexx cloud.
    Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2023
  • Dear Amy: Over the years my brother and I have stopped communicating.
    Amy Dickinson, oregonlive, 18 Mar. 2023
  • There are too many Americans who don’t know how to speak a second language, who don’t know how to communicate with the rest of the world.
    Heather Havrilesky, WSJ, 28 Sep. 2022
  • In the ideal case, Chen added, humans won’t even have to use cellphones to communicate.
    Sara Ruberg, NBC News, 25 Mar. 2023
  • So sad that whatever the issue is it cannot be communicated and fixed behind closed doors for the sake of the movie.
    Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 8 Aug. 2024
  • Companies can then use that to communicate with them via email and SMS.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 2 Dec. 2022
  • On social media, a bunch of people who can’t write try to communicate through writing.
    Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Another tip is to communicate openly with your potential dates about your state of mind.
    Anna Pulley, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025

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