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Describing in a sentence

Describing | Described | Describes

Describing meaning

present participle and gerund of describe

Using Describing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of describe
  • In the example corpus, describing often appears in combinations such as: describing the, describing it, describing him.

Context around Describing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
  • Position in the sentence: 4 start, 13 middle, 3 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Corpus analysis for Describing

  • In this selection, "describing" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, chapter, braverman, previously, java, sets and beckham stand out and add context to how "describing" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a chapter describing java which and a chapter describing the kingdom. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "describing" sits close to words such as crazy, matthew and expecting, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with describing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Describing sets main There are two ways of describing, or specifying the members of, a set. (16 words)

After a chapter describing the kingdom of Champa there follows a chapter describing Java (which he did not visit himself). (20 words)

A cop who was also present during the shooting used colorfully used the term "war zone" when describing the scene. (20 words)

For example, describing a transformation as a rotation by a certain angle with respect to a certain axis may give a clearer idea of the overall behavior of the transformation than describing it as a combination of a translation and a rotation. (42 words)

Against that backdrop, tomorrow's home game in front of the Sky Sport cameras against Sunderland certainly looks like a 'must-win' game but Munoz stopped short of describing it as such and instead said he is 'not afraid' of the challenge. (42 words)

Alake, while speaking during a press conference on Friday, said as ridiculous as the claims might be, the parties and their presidential candidates are free to head to court, describing both Obi and Atiku as bad losers. (37 words)

Example sentences (20)

Now, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has sent a ‘pre-action protocol letter’ to Ms Braverman describing its concerns about the safety of the vessel, after previously describing it as a ‘potential death trap’.

After a chapter describing the kingdom of Champa there follows a chapter describing Java (which he did not visit himself).

Describing sets main There are two ways of describing, or specifying the members of, a set.

For example, describing a transformation as a rotation by a certain angle with respect to a certain axis may give a clearer idea of the overall behavior of the transformation than describing it as a combination of a translation and a rotation.

It was heavily scrutinised by the American media and critics, with The New York Post describing it as "an orgy of self-indulgence" and also describing Beckham as "vapid and condescending".

Some Calvinists decline from describing the eternal decree of God in terms of a sequence of events or thoughts, and many caution against the simplifications involved in describing any action of God in speculative terms.

While the 19th century had seen the success of the wave theory at describing light, it had also witnessed the rise of the atomic theory at describing matter.

A cop who was also present during the shooting used colorfully used the term "war zone" when describing the scene.

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Activating this terminal will lead to the voice returning and describing its next challenge to Link: there are four other terminals within the labyrinth that must be activated.

Activists who attended the meeting took the opportunity to criticize the response by APD, describing the Richardson shooting as part of a pattern of misconduct by Aurora police.

After leaving Parti Pejuang Tanahair and Gerakan Tanah Air that he formed, Dr Mahathir has since joined forces with PN with Hadi describing him as finally returning “to the fold of his struggles”.

A fundraiser created to cover funeral expenses was created on Monday, describing their children as 'the sweetest most innocent angels'.

Against that backdrop, tomorrow's home game in front of the Sky Sport cameras against Sunderland certainly looks like a 'must-win' game but Munoz stopped short of describing it as such and instead said he is 'not afraid' of the challenge.

Agricultural and development economist Henry Kankwamba while describing the shift as positive, observed that politics, instead of economics, was driving AIP implementation.

Aid workers on the ground have expressed concerns about the help being provided to Syria after the two devastating earthquakes - describing the current situation as a "nightmare scenario".

Alake, while speaking during a press conference on Friday, said as ridiculous as the claims might be, the parties and their presidential candidates are free to head to court, describing both Obi and Atiku as bad losers.

Although, I want to make it very clear that even the warehouses that I was working at are nothing compared to what y’all are describing.

And even there, it’s like I’m hearing so many echoes in what you all are describing, echoes of other folks that we’ve talked to over the past year.

And if that wasn't bad enough, here's a recent Georgetown Law graduate describing his treatment and persecution for questioning a regulation that has since been shown to be defective.

And in September, McCarthy hinted at a 2024 endorsement of Trump by describing him as a better candidate than Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for the Republican nomination.

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Common combinations with describing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "describing" in a sentence?
An example: "Now, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) has sent a ‘pre-action protocol letter’ to Ms Braverman describing its concerns about the safety of the vessel, after previously describing it as a ‘potential death trap’." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "describing" from authentic English texts.
What does "describing" mean?
Describing means: present participle and gerund of describe
How many example sentences with "describing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "describing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.