describe

Example Sentences

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“I think the message that arrived from Europe wasn’t clear,” she told reporters that day, describing the phone call.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Our soldiers are defending our future, but may lose their own, so we wanted to give them that chance," is how MP Oksana Dmitrieva describes the law she helped draft.

From BBC

"What if the Great American novelist doesn't write novels?" the New York Times titled its 2020 profile, describing Wiseman's body of work as "the nearest contemporary equivalent" to the classic novel.

From Barron's

The Justice Minister, Naomi Long, has described protection money forced on businesses as a "stranglehold' on the community".

From BBC

Campaign group Stonewall, which had been lobbying for the change to the law, described it as a "powerful message" that showed people "deserve equal access to justice".

From BBC