- present tense form of characterize (3rd person singular).
characterizes
Example Sentences
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But the risk designation automatically changed to “high” when county officials made what the union characterizes as subjective conclusions about the extent of the crisis.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
Mr. Baerwald characterizes Ernst as a lonely man of principle amid the violent trends of history.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
Griffin’s countersuit claims that the classmate’s lawsuit characterizes her as “a fraud and a thief.”
From Salon ● Jun. 25, 2026
The shares have since wavered, falling 16% on Monday alone, and options sellers are helping to create a two-way flow, which characterizes healthy markets.
From Barron's ● Jun. 24, 2026
The best place to put a word like finally—that is, an adverb, a word that characterizes a verb—is directly before the action being described: in this case, go or gone.
From "Woe Is I" by Patricia T. O'Conner
