spell out

Example Sentences

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The case has thrown up all sorts of difficult questions, and some of them have been spelled out by Herbert Reul, the interior minister in the western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.

From BBC

In April Mr. Ferguson spelled out the pressure the government can put on private actors.

From The Wall Street Journal

The "border defence strategy" outlined in the bill does not spell out how exactly ships will be prevented from crossing Italy's waters or by whom.

From Barron's

Throughout the novel - the cover of which is pastel pink with the title spelled out in children's alphabet blocks - the protagonist uses child-like language, wears children's clothing, and engages in child-like behaviour.

From BBC

He needed a big open space where he could take large sticks and spell out H-E-L-P.

From Literature