How to Use illustrative in a Sentence

illustrative

adjective

• Will the bird be a handy illustrative prop in the process?
  — Guy Lodge, Variety, 12 Sep. 2021
• The case of the Marie-Jeanne, a motor launch that broke down off the Seychelles in 1953, is illustrative.
  — Luc-Christophe Guillerm, Scientific American, 16 Apr. 2021
• That up-and-down series of events was illustrative of how the talks moved.
  — Karen Deyoung, Washington Post, 22 Nov. 2023
• Marx claimed that the group was illustrative of how often adults cross the border with children who are not theirs.
  — Tyler Olson, Fox News, 24 Apr. 2021
• The final day of racing was illustrative of the event’s spirit.
  — Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2021
• The most illustrative example of how this has played out in the last year might well be Narragansett.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 6 Aug. 2021
• The last one, perhaps, is not only the most convincing but the most illustrative.
  — New York Times, 8 July 2022
• The other films were illustrative of how truth can be compromised in its retelling.
  — John Bleasdale, Variety, 8 Dec. 2022
• Whether myth or not, the notion that lemmings will follow a herd off cliffs — an old Wall Street metaphor — is illustrative.
  — Nancy Tengler, USA TODAY, 7 June 2021
• Our 10 most popular baking recipes of the year are illustrative of that range.
  — Washington Post, 30 Nov. 2021
• Dan is illustrative of the new type of CFO who can see around the corners and can understand the business at a broader level.
  — Jack McCullough, Forbes, 21 June 2022
• Enlarge / Squeeze where the illustrative green dots are to mute and unmute yourself.
  — Scharon Harding, Ars Technica, 5 June 2023
• The clip is constructed from durable acrylic and features a fun illustrative pickle that keeps hair in place.
  — Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 1 Dec. 2023
• But Esparza-Brown said the episode was illustrative of her experience for four years as the lone person of color on the board.
  — oregonlive, 10 Mar. 2021
• The episode is illustrative of the divide not just in Newberg but across Oregon and the U.S. as school boards have become ground zero for culture wars.
  — oregonlive, 1 Sep. 2021
• His approach to the health-care issue was illustrative.
  — Michael Luo, The New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2023
• The space brawl is illustrative of the modern state of American human spaceflight in a couple of ways.
  — Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 28 Apr. 2021
• In that, The Courage to Be Free may be less illustrative as an accurate slice of history, and instead should be seen as a forecast for what's to come.
  — Rafi Schwartz, The Week, 3 Mar. 2023
• The NuScale struggle is illustrative of the problem of a first-of-a-kind installation.
  — Llewellyn King, Forbes, 28 Nov. 2023
• More illustrative has been its coverage of the Hong Kong protests, which proved to be an unexpected test for the paper.
  — Timothy McLaughlin, The Atlantic, 1 Aug. 2020
• My own journey doing so a few years back is illustrative.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 23 Oct. 2022
• This is why, when healthy, Neal routinely ranks among the league leaders in stops (which is more illustrative of good run defense play than tackles) among safeties.
  — John Owning, Dallas News, 20 Mar. 2021
• One of the most illustrative examples of the difference has to do with cocoa powder.
  — Washington Post, 21 June 2021
• The episodes are illustrative of the high stakes of off-year elections in small communities that typically draw a low turnout.
  — oregonlive, 2 Sep. 2021
• Keep in mind that my route drawing is for illustrative purposes only because the maps haven’t been updated with the brand new bike trails.
  — John Pana, cleveland, 9 Mar. 2021
• Friday’s grosses will be much more illustrative of whether or not the movie business has a lot to be thankful for this holiday season.
  — Brent Lang, Variety, 26 Nov. 2021
• The recent war of words over some of the population’s lack of demand for vaccines during its rollout is illustrative of the issues.
  — Tomas J. Philipson, National Review, 2 Apr. 2021
• The change in tone is illustrative of the balance each candidate hopes to strike in addressing both policing and public safety.
  — Rick Klein, Averi Harper, ABC News, 3 June 2021
• In my earlier article, my co-authors and I drew the illustrative case of Nnewi culture.
  — Nnamdi Madichie, Quartz, 29 Apr. 2021
• Still, while illustrative, the tax increase scenarios should serve as a warning.
  — Lanhee J. Chen and Daniel L. Heil, WSJ, 19 Oct. 2020

Last Updated: 28 May 2024