How to Use indicate in a Sentence

indicate

verb
  • The map indicates where the treasure is buried.
  • The size of his offer indicates that he is eager to buy the house.
  • We asked how to get to the rear entrance, and he indicated a path leading around the right side of the building.
  • The general used a long ruler to indicate on the map exactly where the troops would land.
  • There is nothing to indicate that the two events are connected.
  • Our records indicate a depth of 3,000 feet here.
  • Many litters will indicate on the bag whether or not it is recommended for long-haired cats.
    Lorraine Wilde, Treehugger, 23 Jan. 2023
  • The oldest rocks taken from the lunar surface can indicate when the moon’s crust formed.
    Eva Botkin-Kowacki, Popular Science, 22 Jan. 2023
  • This indicates that the outer and internal tissues have thawed evenly.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • State records also indicate that the licenses for two businesses in his name are suspended.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Feb. 2023
  • Even a small deviation from those one-third odds would indicate that the phi meson’s spin had been influenced by the circling momentum around it.
    Allison Parshall, Scientific American, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Such differences can indicate changes in a cell’s genetic expression—or even mutations in the gene sequence.
    WIRED, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The salaries for Wicked have not been confirmed, but reports indicate Erivo earned $1 million for the role of Elphaba.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The updating radar map above shows areas of precipitation in green, with greater intensities indicated by yellow and orange.
    Bay Area News Group, The Mercury News, 11 Nov. 2024
  • The display lights up to indicate both the center and the sides of the stud.
    Barbara Bellesi Zito, Better Homes & Gardens, 23 Feb. 2023
  • The clerk cleared her throat to indicate that the store was closing.
    Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2023
  • The plans could change if forecasts indicate a decrease in the strength or change in the track of the storm.
    Katherine Lam, Fox News, 2 Oct. 2018
  • Pins in the ground indicate that the marsh has stopped gaining ground.
    Jennie Rothenberg Gritz, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Not even a sign to indicate what once was on that spot.
    Terry Pluto, cleveland, 27 Mar. 2022
  • The Navy’s records indicate Tom served for more than 19 years.
    Caitlin L. Chandler, Washington Post, 23 May 2022
  • Cox and Cyr had five kills apiece in the fourth set, which was not as close as the score would indicate.
    Greg Riddle, Dallas News, 2 Dec. 2020
  • Records fail to indicate if he has been asked to enter pleas to the three counts.
    Chris Harris, PEOPLE.com, 30 July 2021
  • Now look at the tip; the markings indicate a range from full to one-quart low.
    Gary Witzenburg, Car and Driver, 13 Apr. 2022
  • Such a study could indicate what specifics about the 1918 flu people are aware of.
    Scott Hershberger, Scientific American, 13 Aug. 2020
  • These signs indicate the need to work on the inner game.
    Hilary Tetenbaum, USA TODAY, 18 Aug. 2023
  • Use washi tape to indicate events that last more than one day.
    Noelle Devoe, Seventeen, 8 May 2018
  • The tool indicates a roughly 60% chance of a quarter-point cut and a 40% chance of a half-point cut.
    Max Zahn, ABC News, 26 Aug. 2024
  • The video above seems to indicate that the players jumped the official, right?
    Pete Grathoff, kansascity, 9 July 2018
  • The analysts said that hiring at Salesforce and the trend of companies boosting their IT budgets indicate a better-than-expected quarter coming up for the Club holding.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 21 Nov. 2024
  • The results indicate that the AI market is continuing to boom as companies pour billions of dollars into buying advanced chips and other equipment, albeit at a slightly slower pace.
    Lauren Goode, WIRED, 21 Nov. 2024

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