describing

Example Sentences

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I’m going to buy something from you,’” said Arasheben, describing an encounter with the late Anthony Mason.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

It was an obviously exaggerated way of describing an inconceivable fortune—like calling someone a bazillionaire.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

On May 28, GoPro announced that its new Mission 1 line of products was available, describing the series as "the world's smallest, lightest, and most rugged 8K and 4K Open Gate cinema cameras."

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“What we saw with them is the same energy that we had in rebuilding Primm,” said Cory Clemetson, describing the new deal with Terrible’s in an interview with The Times.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

A legend in his own time, Americans had been describing Washington as “the Father of the Country” since 1776—which is to say, before there was even a country.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis