describe

Example Sentences

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Bankers describe it less as a wave of defaults than as more households falling a payment behind, juggling bills or leaning on credit cards to get through the month.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 8, 2026

“There’s no words to describe what my client and his family went through,” Yu said.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

Gibbons said the crew were also able to describe what they observed when the Moon was dark.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

After a few short weeks, multiple New York Times columnists used the word “quagmire” to describe Iran.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

I describe what it’s like to dance in a room like that.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day