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.
  • Aragon fumbled for the right words to describe the emotions that followed.
    Sam Cohn, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2023
  • Mazzulla said that does not describe him as a coach or his compassion for players.
    Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 25 Mar. 2023
  • The judge and family members all described the crime as unfathomable.
    Tracy Neal, arkansasonline.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • The Lorax This game mode is described as an escape-room mystery and starts in a forest biome.
    Christian Dashiell, Parents, 15 Oct. 2024
  • But refusing to describe things simply and clearly can become a kind of moral and intellectual crime.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 15 Oct. 2024
  • To gauge how companies today are approaching the cloud, Accenture asked them to describe the current state of their cloud journeys.
    Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 23 Mar. 2023
  • Keep in mind product descriptions describe watts in optimal conditions—sunny day, no shade, no clouds—and typically pull less than this.
    Danny Perez, Popular Mechanics, 24 Mar. 2023
  • The best Anthony Hopkins roles The film is described as a coming-of-age tale, and there aren’t many stories about women from this era.
    Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 15 Oct. 2024
  • Criteria for the list include scoring high on indicators that describe engagement from board members on climate risk.
    Nidhi Sharma, NBC News, 26 Mar. 2023
  • Plus, multiple shoppers described Nizoral’s fresh scent as pleasant but not overwhelming.
    Sara Coughlin, SELF, 15 Oct. 2024
  • 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
  • This shape describes a vulva in which the inner and outer lips are the same size.
    Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 13 Sep. 2024
  • 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
  • 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

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