describe
Example Sentences
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“They describe these seven little pictures as windows into her soul.”
From Los Angeles Times • May 29, 2026
While musicians often describe tones as warm, dark, bright, or heavy, many scientists believed these differences were mostly psychological or caused by changes in volume and timing rather than touch itself.
From Science Daily • May 28, 2026
Rights groups have criticized what they describe as a lack of public consultation about the project’s environmental impact.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 2026
Freedom, opportunity and hope still describe America for significant numbers of respondents.
From Salon • May 28, 2026
It was a process Clare could describe only as conversation.
From "The Undead Fox of Deadwood Forest" by Aubrey Hartman
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Vocabulary lists containing describe
The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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Jim Burke's Academic Vocabulary List
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