Example Sentences

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But the most important thing is to believe and understand what you are illustrating because sometimes the themes are not that obvious.

From Scientific American • Nov. 10, 2021

“Predation was a big evolutionary innovation that happened during the Cambrian,” says co-author Jean-Bernard Caron, also a paleontologist at U of T. “Here, we are illustrating the complexity of that.”

From Science Magazine • Sep. 8, 2021

“We are illustrating all the issues in the campaign, and people care about their elected representatives,” Gray said Monday in defending the ad.

From Seattle Times • May 21, 2018

We do disagree, and frankly I have to say I feel you are illustrating my point.

From Slate • Aug. 25, 2017

That is the spirit her sons are illustrating upon the field of war to-day.

From The Irish at the Front by MacDonagh, Michael