How to Use describe in a Sentence
describe
verb- Can you describe the lost dog to me?
- She used a stick to describe a circle on the ground.
- The witness wasn't able to describe the robber.
- He described the house in perfect detail.
- She described watching dolphins play beside the ship.
- Please describe what happened next.
- The article describes how the experiment was done.
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The news came in a video where cast members were asked to describe the seen in three words.
— Selome Hailu, Variety, 3 May 2024 -
The two women described their suffering at the time and in the years since.
— Kim Willis, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2023 -
Police described the man as dark-skinned with a heavy build.
— Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 1 Dec. 2024 -
This is a tragic event and words cannot describe the pain felt by this loss.
— Luke Gentile, Washington Examiner, 30 Jan. 2023 -
This shape describes a vulva in which the inner and outer lips are the same size.
— Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024 -
Aragon fumbled for the right words to describe the emotions that followed.
— Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2023 -
Green described how men came to New York from all over the country to ask for loans during the panic of 1907.
— Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 17 Mar. 2024 -
That's the only way to describe the looks from Sergio Hudson's show.
— ELLE, 10 Jan. 2023 -
As described in this report, the facts do not support Rollins’s claim.
— Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner, 17 May 2023 -
Seth described himself and Zac as two tall guys who wanted to fit in.
— Saleen Martin, USA TODAY, 16 Mar. 2024 -
The two words could also describe the reaction of their fans.
— Bill Plaschke, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2024 -
In a text message to Curt, DiCamillo sent a link to the story and described it as a birthday gift for him.
— Casey Cep, The New Yorker, 11 Sep. 2023 -
The 18-year-old was sidelined due to what the team described only as a shoulder injury.
— The Courier-Journal, 4 Jan. 2024 -
Which is a good way to describe much of Mk.gee’s music and the magic of his live performance.
— Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 17 May 2024 -
The contents and tenor of those meetings have not been described publicly.
— Toluse Olorunnipa, Washington Post, 16 July 2024 -
Advertisement The three words that Hoang would use to describe her day-to-day style?
— Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 2024 -
Tasters online have described the flavor as a mix of berries with a hint of birthday cake.
— Kelsie Gibson, Peoplemag, 30 June 2023 -
The findings are described in a study published May 16 in the journal Science.
— Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 May 2024 -
Dense and soft are two words to describe Rose Inc’s concealer brush.
— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 22 Dec. 2022 -
The boy’s mother, 27, described how her child acted over the 24 hours before his death.
— Dan Morse, Washington Post, 24 May 2023 -
The document does not describe what the contents of the video are, and its importance to the case is unclear.
— Alta Spells, CNN, 23 Jan. 2023 -
Others described the weather as unsettling or interpreted it as an ominous sign for the year ahead.
— Yan Zhuang, New York Times, 1 Jan. 2025 -
Oft described as a sweet and sensual floral, this opens with notes of rhubarb, lychee, and bergamot with damascena rose at the heart—rooted in cashmere and musk.
— Kiana Murden, Vogue, 31 Dec. 2024
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