Wondering how to use Describe in a sentence? Below are 20 example sentences from real English texts. Including the meaning and synonyms such as draw or name.
Describe meaning
- To represent in words.
- To represent by drawing; to draw a plan of; to delineate; to trace or mark out.
- To give rise to a geometrical structure.
Example sentences (20)
As his audience grew, Bo continued to produce and share what he would describe as “pubescent musical comedy” online.
Borrowing the title from the famous Alphaville song is probably the best way to describe the drink’s popularity.
And it's interesting when you look at the economy and the factors out there, my best way to describe it is it's uneven.
A term used to describe when a player has placed a wager anywhere on the number section of the table layout.
Campaigners describe the shortage of appropriate support for people with autism as a human rights crisis.
Curatorial staff will be posted throughout the museum to describe various highlights of the collection.
Eighty percent of the survey respondents used the words “corrupt” and “divisive” to describe politics.
Eventually, I think I understand her point: Problems do not have to totally define or describe people.
But what we do there, and certainly myopia management is included there has been, I guess, bumpy maybe as the word to describe it.
A CNN poll released Tuesday found that 76% of adults describe the economy as in poor shape, up from 71% who felt that way in March.
Critics of the regime describe it as the North Korea of Africa,” the Al Jazeera correspondent said.
Chief executive Betsan Moses said it was inaccurate to use the word "ban" to describe the festival's decision to turn down Sage Todz.
A 42-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder following what police describe as a ‘domestic incident’ in Kilkeel on Friday.
According to Dementia Australia, the disease used to describe the loss of memory is the second leading cause of death of all Australians.
Because this product is a sealed container, it is difficult to describe the smell of the wax.
Afghanistan have been, to borrow the reference Morocco coach Walid Regrarui used to describe his team, the Rocky Balboa of this World Cup.
Every few months we get a fresh glimpse at the Russian front lines from individuals who describe the conditions as “absolute f**king hell.
A knifeman who admitted wounding his victim has lost his complaint over a weekly newspaper’s decision to describe the crime as “malicious”.
As a bronco fan I cannot even begin to describe how disappointing Shaw would be as a hire.
New words may be brought into use to describe new terms or better describe complex interpretations of sexual orientation.
Phrases with describe
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Common combinations with describe
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to describe 113×
- describe the 66×
- would describe 19×
- describe it 17×
- describe as 17×
- you describe 14×
- describe their 9×
- describe his 5×
- they describe 5×
- and describe 4×
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