- present tense form of illustrate (3rd person singular).
illustrates
Example Sentences
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This simple budget illustrates how difficult it can be for families with young children to save 15% for the future while managing their spending today.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026
The rapid spread illustrates a new normal in the U.S., where falling vaccination rates have made more communities vulnerable to the highly infectious disease that the country declared eliminated more than 25 years ago.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
When the hearings finished, we put together this timeline which illustrates how events unfolded.
From BBC ● Sep. 12, 2026
Hegel’s reading of “Antigone” illustrates his thesis-antithesis-synthesis view of dialectical progress.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026
Students of neurology or psychology study his case because it illustrates how the lobes of the frontal cortex—the two halves of your brain that meet in your forehead—are the seat of "executive functions."
From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman
