describing
- present participle of describe.
Example Sentences
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Published in the London Review of Books, external, Wilson said she "would be ashamed to have written any of this script", describing the film's narrative structure as "gimmicky."
From BBC ● Jul. 28, 2026
A paper describing the results, led by Stein, was published on July 27 in The Astrophysical Journal Letters.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 28, 2026
"I discovered that he was still in there almost two years after we'd had the funeral," she said, describing the discovery as "distressing".
From Barron's ● Jul. 27, 2026
Amazon said it remains committed to investing in AI, describing the layoffs as part of an effort to prioritize the initiatives it believes will have the greatest impact for customers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
Thus it was often far from clear exactly what Galen was describing.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
