describe
Example Sentences
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Over-the-top doesn’t begin to describe Alice’s feelings of betrayal or her escalating attempts to break up the couple and punish Steve for his betrayal, which is precisely what drew Walker to the project.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
The term ‘passive income’ doesn’t begin to describe the emotional labor of dealing with short-term renters.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 9, 2026
Those visitors describe a North Korea unrecognizable from the past, especially its capital, Pyongyang, where Kim and the country’s elite live.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 8, 2026
It’s like trying to describe a song that exists all at once, without being performed, heard or unfolding.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
I blushed to my hair roots to hear Pickwick describe me as “the head of an operation here in this city.”
From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom
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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