explanation
Example Sentences
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"People will want an explanation as to what happened - I just dropped the ball," she added.
From BBC • Apr. 11, 2026
Arvizu said a law enforcement officer then forced him to leave the meeting without providing an explanation.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 11, 2026
Krnjaic and his collaborators propose a different explanation that could resolve this tension.
From Science Daily • Apr. 10, 2026
In his telling, the general’s gibe reflected the new current of naturalistic explanation that influenced Pericles.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Like family genealogy, such an explanation would fall under Handsome’s Inconsequential and Boring Bits category.
From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el
Vocabulary lists containing explanation
PARCC: Language of the Test (Grade7)
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 1
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The SAT: Language of the Test, List 4
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