How to Use specify in a Sentence

specify

verb
  • At the specified time, we rang the bell.
  • She agreed to the terms specified in the contract.
  • Can you specify the cause of the argument?
  • The instructions do not specify what kind of screws to use.
  • Specify the color and quantity when you order.
  • All subscriptions are for one year unless otherwise specified.
  • He clearly specified California wine.
  • The post doesn’t specify the date of when the changes will take effect.
    Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 22 June 2024
  • Police did not specify who the man with the firearm was.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 11 July 2023
  • The lawsuit does not specify what was on the video or if Love was in it.
    David K. Li, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2024
  • Police have not specified the cost of the damage to the stores.
    Ben Brasch, Washington Post, 27 Sep. 2023
  • The patent will specify the scope of protection and the duration of the patent term.
    Jon Stojan, Journal Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2023
  • The bill did not specify how many states needed to get these grants.
    Erin Mansfield, USA TODAY, 3 Feb. 2023
  • There is no need to specify the subject, or even to keep to a strict word order.
    Han Kang, The New Yorker, 30 Jan. 2023
  • The email did not specify the tweet or tweets that violated the IT Act.
    Parth M.n., WIRED, 29 Mar. 2023
  • The announcement did not specify the exact date the store will be open.
    Reia Li, The Arizona Republic, 12 July 2024
  • Police have not specified how the man and woman were killed.
    Greg Hanlon, Peoplemag, 29 May 2023
  • Noakes said the officers struck the man in the abdomen, but did not specify how many times he was hit.
    Isabella Volmert, Dallas News, 10 Mar. 2023
  • The recipe doesn't really specify things like when to take the butter off.
    Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2023
  • The report didn’t name any of the companies nor specify whether any of them had been fined.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 17 July 2024
  • Police did not say how the boy died in the release and did not specify what prompted the welfare check.
    Natalie Neysa Alund, USA TODAY, 14 Aug. 2023
  • The agreement does not specify how many trees are to be planted.
    Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 May 2024
  • The state data doesn’t specify whether any of these third-trimester abortions were at birth.
    Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 18 Apr. 2024
  • This is a tricky question, since the NFL guidelines don’t specify.
    Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 20 Nov. 2023
  • Was the picture thorough enough to specify the size of the knife or the material of the cutting board?
    Cody Cottier, Discover Magazine, 12 July 2023
  • The records do not specify who owns the company or the nature of its business.
    Jonathan O'Connell, Anchorage Daily News, 21 Nov. 2022
  • The palace did not specify the type of cancer found, except to rule out prostate cancer.
    Bloomberg, Fortune Europe, 5 Feb. 2024
  • One of the suspects was also charged with rape, though the agency declined to specify who.
    Theara Coleman, The Week, 30 Dec. 2022
  • Austin did not specify the number of troops included in the deployment.
    Ivana Saric, Axios, 23 Oct. 2024
  • The report did not specify how complex those generative AI features would be.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2024

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