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 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
• The government hasn’t yet specified how much banks will net from the latest deal.
  — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 2 June 2024
• While the time frame is never specified, the production design, costumes and props all suggest the period in which the 1972 novel was written.
  — David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Oct. 2024
• One official with knowledge of the matter said parts of the plan are already being implemented, without specifying which parts.
  — Julia Frankel, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024

Last Updated: 31 Oct 2024