Explore Descried through 3 example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Descried in a sentence
Descried meaning
simple past and past participle of descry
Using Descried
- The main meaning on this page is: simple past and past participle of descry
Context around Descried
- Average sentence length in these examples: 35.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Descried
- In this selection, "descried" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 35.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, twitter and sources stand out and add context to how "descried" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include it descried a new and on twitter descried the operation. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "descried" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with descried
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Cross-section of Nigerians on Twitter descried the operation as an infringement on the rights of Nigerians and urged the military to put a stop to it. (27 words)
The Gansu Braves under Dong Fuxiang, which some sources descried as "ill disciplined", were armed with modern weapons but were not trained according to western drill and wore traditional Chinese uniforms. (31 words)
It descried a new method to calculate electron position and the acronym he came up with was C.U.M. My friend told him that acronym wouldn't work and after a few attempts to subtly explain it had a sexual context he finally had to say "C. (48 words)
It descried a new method to calculate electron position and the acronym he came up with was C.U.M. My friend told him that acronym wouldn't work and after a few attempts to subtly explain it had a sexual context he finally had to say "C. (48 words)
The Gansu Braves under Dong Fuxiang, which some sources descried as "ill disciplined", were armed with modern weapons but were not trained according to western drill and wore traditional Chinese uniforms. (31 words)
Cross-section of Nigerians on Twitter descried the operation as an infringement on the rights of Nigerians and urged the military to put a stop to it. (27 words)
Example sentences (3)
It descried a new method to calculate electron position and the acronym he came up with was C.U.M. My friend told him that acronym wouldn't work and after a few attempts to subtly explain it had a sexual context he finally had to say "C.
Cross-section of Nigerians on Twitter descried the operation as an infringement on the rights of Nigerians and urged the military to put a stop to it.
The Gansu Braves under Dong Fuxiang, which some sources descried as "ill disciplined", were armed with modern weapons but were not trained according to western drill and wore traditional Chinese uniforms.