Example Sentences

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This thinking has been a key part of how many analysts are explaining the stock surges.

From Barron's • Nov. 4, 2025

And two 19-year-old British riders competing in the event and making a significant impact on road cycling globally are explaining who inspired them to take up the sport.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2025

Then people get to watch you, as a writer, awkwardly trying to explain how those nerds are explaining the joke.

From Salon • Jan. 16, 2024

“Hardly any teacher is in a position to understand the mistakes,” he says, “and correct them while they are explaining in the class.”

From Science Magazine • Nov. 7, 2023

We fancy that when we are explaining facts, we are, somehow, creating them; as the meteorologist in Rasselas observed the clouds till he came to think that he caused the rain.

From Social Rights And Duties Addresses to Ethical Societies Vol II by Stephen, Leslie