Below you will find example sentences with "describe themselves". The examples show how this phrase is used in natural context and which words often surround it.

Describe Themselves in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: describe
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 4
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 23.5 words

Words in this phrase

describe themselves

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • describe can mean: To represent in words. Frequent word
  • themselves can mean: The reflexive case of they, the third-person plural personal pronoun. The group of people, animals, or objects previously mentioned, as t... Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 7 start, 12 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Usage patterns

These patterns show short text windows around the phrase in the example sentences:

and 48 describe themselves as completely 1× birthday who describe themselves as the 1× both llcs describe themselves as buying 1× burger drop describe themselves as offering 1× continue to describe themselves as trotskyist 1× hear some describe themselves as patriots 1× how many describe themselves since circa 1× how they describe themselves to make 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

anti abortion groups 1× both llcs describe 1× burger drop describe 1× but he added 1× equalism equalist is 1× hundreds of thousands 1×

Common sentence endings:

as completely overwhelmed 1× as pro choice 1× buggy birthday delicacy 1× calling themselves feminist 1× circle of doom 1× drawn from this 1×

Context words

These words often appear near this phrase in the example sentences:

people 4× abortion 3× groups 3× faith 3× legal 2× restrictions 2× pro 2× feminist 2× samaritans 2× likely 2× non 2× buying 2×

Related phrases

find themselves distancing themselves establish themselves prepare themselves amongst themselves

Phrases around this combination

Just before it in the phrase index:

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Just after it in the phrase index:

describes himself describes itself desert island desert storm deserve better designated hitter

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same ending:

find themselves distancing themselves establish themselves prepare themselves amongst themselves

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "describe themselves" has 2 words and usually appears in the middle in these examples. The average sentence has 23.5 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as and 48 describe themselves as completely, birthday who describe themselves as the, people, abortion and groups stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with find themselves, distancing themselves and establish themselves, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with describe themselves

This selection groups the examples by length and sentence type, making usage of the full phrase easier to scan:

Short example sentences

Both LLCs describe themselves as buying and selling real estate. (10 words)

People in Taiwan increasingly describe themselves as exclusively Taiwanese, instead of Chinese. (12 words)

Women are far more likely to describe themselves as a non-smoker than men. (14 words)

Longer example sentences

I don’t know many people who would describe themselves as diehard cycling fans but you don’t have to be one to acknowledge the Tour de France is undeniably one of the most legendary sporting events out there. (39 words)

The surveys found that only 51% of “people of faith”—those who describe themselves as affiliated with a recognized religious faith or as “a person of religious faith”—indicate they are likely to vote in the upcoming election. (38 words)

Anti-abortion groups who favor greater legal restrictions on abortion, including complete prohibition, most often describe themselves as "pro-life" while abortion rights groups who are against such legal restrictions describe themselves as "pro-choice". (35 words)

Example sentences (20)

Anti-abortion groups who favor greater legal restrictions on abortion, including complete prohibition, most often describe themselves as "pro-life" while abortion rights groups who are against such legal restrictions describe themselves as "pro-choice".

Equalism Equalist is how many describe themselves since circa 1996, mostly outside the US who get distanced from the mainstream feminist movement, often citing extreme views as reason of not calling themselves feminist.

Numerous Fourth Internationalist groups around the world continue to describe themselves as Trotskyist and see themselves as standing in this tradition, although they have different interpretations of the conclusions to be drawn from this.

Samaritans commonly refer to themselves and Jews collectively as Israelites, and describe themselves as the Israelite Samaritans.

I am often amused when I hear some describe themselves as patriots, a self – serving tag only relevant within their circle of doom.

The Milanese like to describe themselves as the opposite of Romans: efficient, fast-paced and subdued.

The research found 80 per cent of adults describe themselves as very or fairly savvy when it comes to their finances.

Those who describe themselves as “very conservative” favored Trump 52% to DeSantis, who garnered 41%.

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Women are far more likely to describe themselves as a non-smoker than men.

Burger Drop describe themselves as offering "passion for burgers meets culinary excellence" and have already proved a hit in both and on Westgate Road.

But, he added, funds should be careful about how they describe themselves to make sure investors understand what they are buying.

Mothers going back to school, however, describe themselves as good role models for their children.

Murthy said there were at least 63 million parents and caregivers, and 48% describe themselves as completely overwhelmed.

People in Taiwan increasingly describe themselves as exclusively Taiwanese, instead of Chinese.

The surveys found that only 51% of “people of faith”—those who describe themselves as affiliated with a recognized religious faith or as “a person of religious faith”—indicate they are likely to vote in the upcoming election.

To celebrate their sixth birthday, – who describe themselves as “the mad scientists of sour beer” – have introduced the Double Deep Fried (DDF) Caterpillar Cake, a deep-fried cake stout inspired by the buggy birthday delicacy.

Both LLCs describe themselves as buying and selling real estate.

Hundreds of thousands of people who smoke cannabis describe themselves as non-smokers, a study has revealed.

I don’t know many people who would describe themselves as diehard cycling fans but you don’t have to be one to acknowledge the Tour de France is undeniably one of the most legendary sporting events out there.

Sometimes they describe themselves as undecided rather than acknowledging that they are backing a “socially undesirable” candidate — which, he said, helps explain why polls failed to predict Mr. Trump’s victory in 2016.

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