- present tense form of depict (3rd person singular).
depicts
Example Sentences
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One depicts a bison, while the other is commonly described as a mask.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
He took inspiration from paintings, including Alexandre Cabanel’s 1847 work “The Fallen Angel,” which depicts the devil after his fall from heaven.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026
The show depicts the power struggles between patriarch John Dutton III, his children, the locals, and the outsiders seeking to change their bucolic ranching way of life.
From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026
An adjacent painting depicts Shah Jahan holding an enormous emerald from Colombia—a testament to the Mughals’ access to far-flung trade networks.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
It is twice my height and four times my width and depicts an attractive woman with watery gray eyes and spectacles—Jeanine.
From "Divergent" by Veronica Roth
