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

Describes Himself in a sentence

Corpus data

  • Displayed example sentences: 20
  • Discovered as a combination around: describes
  • Corpus frequency in the collocation scan: 8
  • Phrase length: 2 words
  • Average sentence length: 25.9 words

Words in this phrase

describes himself

Meanings of words in this phrase

  • describes can mean: third-person singular simple present indicative of describe Frequent word
  • himself can mean: Him; the male object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject Common word

Sentence profile

  • Phrase position: 13 start, 6 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:

he describes himself as a 2× and he describes himself as a 1× basra who describes himself as punjabi 1× blog he describes himself as a 1× branches harry describes himself as having 1× butler describes himself as a 1× commissioner who describes himself as a 1× cummings describes himself as a 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

he describes himself 2× a veteran of 1× butler describes himself 1× casey cane a 1× cummings describes himself 1× he enjoys playing 1×

Common sentence endings:

a lifelong centrist 1× age of 18 1× among the laity 1× centre for reflection 1× collector of friends 1× diversity of thought 1×

Context words

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

life 3× wants 3× games 2× playing 2× loves 2× trying 2× new 2× independent 2× pro 2× government 2× left 2× military 2×

Related phrases

finds himself describes itself establishing himself exposed himself kill himself introduce himself proved himself establish himself

Phrases around this combination

Other phrases discovered around describes:

describes itself 10×

Just before it in the phrase index:

describe themselves deputy superintendent deputy speaker deputy sheriff deputy prime deputy premier

Just after it in the phrase index:

describes itself desert island desert storm deserve better designated hitter designer brands

Other phrases with the same pattern

Same start:

describes itself

Same ending:

finds himself establishing himself exposed himself kill himself introduce himself proved himself

Corpus analysis

  • The phrase "describes himself" has 2 words and usually appears near the start in these examples. The average sentence has 25.9 words and is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around this phrase, patterns and context words such as he describes himself as a, and he describes himself as a, life, wants and games stand out.
  • In the phrase index, this combination connects with finds himself, describes itself, establishing himself and describes itself, linking the page to nearby combinations.

Example types with describes himself

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

Short example sentences

He describes himself as a “human resource enthusiast”. (8 words)

Cummings describes himself as "a loudmouth that loves tackling". (9 words)

On the front page of his blog he describes himself as a collector of friends. (15 words)

Longer example sentences

He describes himself as a healthcare professional who wants to spend his "time and energy in trying to prevent illness and do everything the government want us to do in terms of treating illness and making people better". (38 words)

Mr Koppikar, who describes himself as a 'Shanti', or peace-bringer, bought his Category A-listed castle on the Ardnamurchan peninsula for £3.75 million in 2022, and uses it as a home and centre for 'reflection'. (37 words)

The new White Sox left fielder describes himself as “a very boring dude,” but South Side fans won’t care one bit as long as he provides the strong left-handed bat the team sorely needs. (36 words)

Example sentences (20)

In his extant writings, he never describes himself as ordained Barnes, pg. 11 in the church and seems to place himself among the laity.

Butler describes himself as a nerd and likes all types of games, but especially role-playing games (RPGs).

Cummings describes himself as "a loudmouth that loves tackling".

He enjoys playing soccer, hiking, biking, reading about scientific subjects and trying new things, and he describes himself as a “deeply curious” person who loves to learn.

In the paper, he describes himself as being an “independent researcher from the city of Glasgow, UK”.

Lynch describes himself in the documentary as a ‘fellow traveller’ with the artists featured, and that’s probably a good characterization of his relationship with these various representatives of European Modernism, surrealism included.

On the front page of his blog he describes himself as a collector of friends.

Ramaswamy, who, although opposing the federal prohibition on abortion, describes himself as "pro-life," wants to increase post-birth measures that assist dads and mothers, and wants to stop paying Planned Parenthood with government funds.

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Scobie proudly describes himself as 'a true insider,' the ostensible top royal reporter in the States - implying that Americans think as he does, are as sympathetic and idolatrous of this gruesome twosome.

The new White Sox left fielder describes himself as “a very boring dude,” but South Side fans won’t care one bit as long as he provides the strong left-handed bat the team sorely needs.

Xiaomanyc describes himself on YouTube as a polyglot who has studied “dozens” of languages despite only speaking English until the age of 18.

A veteran of 38 years in the military, and with four children having served in multiple branches, Harry describes himself as having “an affinity for those who have served in the military”.

Casey Cane, a Palm Harbor fire commissioner who describes himself as a pro-life, lifelong Republican, told me that he’s been impressed by Ms. Fox’s outreach to community members regardless of their political background.

He describes himself as a healthcare professional who wants to spend his "time and energy in trying to prevent illness and do everything the government want us to do in terms of treating illness and making people better".

He describes himself as a “human resource enthusiast”.

He grew up in southwestern Maine, went to the University of Southern Maine and describes himself as interested in community and diversity of thought.

Hochman previously ran unsuccessfully for California attorney general as a Republican, but was an independent in this race and describes himself as a lifelong centrist.

Jay Basra, who describes himself as Punjabi-British, was announced as the Mid-Ulster candidate in early May.

Mr Khattak said: "He describes himself to me as someone who has had a hard life, being in the wrong place at the wrong time and was stupid to get involved.

Mr Koppikar, who describes himself as a 'Shanti', or peace-bringer, bought his Category A-listed castle on the Ardnamurchan peninsula for £3.75 million in 2022, and uses it as a home and centre for 'reflection'.

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