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.
  • Jakes use this sound more than any other while communicating with other turkeys.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 2 May 2024
  • There is pressure to communicate strength with concern and not to veer too close to the now-cliche Girlboss archetype.
    Essence, 17 Aug. 2024
  • However, communicating through memes comes with some risk.
    Eleanor Hawkins, Axios, 15 Aug. 2024
  • With the update, a Messages tab now lets everyone in your group communicate with the host in a group chat, as well as contact customer support.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2024
  • From too many listings being thrown around in group chats to all the work falling on one person to communicate with the host, planning a multi-person trip can quickly become stressful.
    Rachel Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 May 2024
  • But on more than one occasion, Google Translate failed to communicate what Andre was trying to express, which forced us both to shrug and smile through the breakdown.
    Blake Snow, WIRED, 5 May 2024
  • Taylor and other defensive backs said Pleasant communicated well with every position group.
    Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2024
  • Warnock had no way to communicate to staff that there was an emergency, the claim said.
    Nicole Blanchard, Idaho Statesman, 16 May 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
  • 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
  • Some insurance plans have begun paying doctors for responding to portal messages, which incentivizes doctors to communicate with patients.
    Carly Weeks, TIME, 6 May 2024
  • And those who work with larger clients are reaching out proactively to communicate the strength of the bank.
    Susan Tompor, Detroit Free Press, 8 June 2023
  • When schedules get too packed, Light and March communicate via email.
    Alex Ross, Peoplemag, 6 July 2024
  • The schools would need to have a system in place for emergencies and for parents and children to communicate with each other.
    The Editors, National Review, 13 Nov. 2023
  • But, in the past twenty years, the idea that plants communicate has gained broader acceptance.
    Rachel Riederer, The New Yorker, 12 June 2024
  • The thud was heartbreaking, a way of communicating pain and hope without words.
    Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2023
  • But in their failure to communicate, both parties failed to give each other grace.
    Jerry Brewer, Washington Post, 4 July 2024
  • If if wasn’t clear already, the message was communicated with the signage surrounding Ohtani on the dais.
    Jorge Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 15 Dec. 2023
  • Call this the year many of us learned to communicate, create, cheat, and collaborate with robots.
    Sue Halpern, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2023

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