How to Use description in a Sentence

description

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  • I applied for the position after reading the job description.
  • Reporters called the scene “a disaster area,” and I think that was an accurate description.
  • Junge said that the mayor’s description of his letter was not accurate.
    — Emily Goodykoontz, Anchorage Daily News, 8 Feb. 2023
  • No description was available of the driver or the vehicle involved in the pursuit.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2023
  • This article contains a description of violence against a Black trans woman.
    — Mathew Rodriguez, Them, 24 Oct. 2024
  • Harry also gives physical description of the Highgrove basement, which is filled with royal gifts.
    — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, 6 Feb. 2023
  • Start by carefully crafting your job descriptions with gender-neutral and unbiased language.
    — Sho Dewan, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Ukrainian officials have been issuing warnings, but his comments are the most detailed description yet of what Kyiv sees as an imminent threat.
    — Raf Sanchez, NBC News, 2 Feb. 2023
  • Only a very small portion of this payload was recovered from the surface water, the official said, noting that this description of the payload does not include the solar panels.
    — Luis Martinez, ABC News, 7 Feb. 2023
  • The YouTube video doesn’t include the recipe in the video description.
    — Allison Johnson, The Verge, 22 Nov. 2023
  • But, as in the Crosley Green case, the fact that the description didn't fit didn't seem to matter.
    — Erin Moriarty, CBS News, 4 Sep. 2024
  • Thanks to a coupon in the product description, the 25-foot string lights are just $15 right now.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Be warned, though; the graphic descriptions are not for the faint of heart.
    — Chris Wheatley, Longreads, 6 June 2024
  • Just a few tweaks from a human, and the description is ready to go out.
    — Amanda Shendruk, Quartz, 14 Feb. 2023
  • Here are the 14 queens, and the descriptions provided by MTV.
    — Adam B. Vary, Variety, 6 Dec. 2023
  • At the end of the description, Drake asked his son how much he was paid for his drawing.
    — Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The boat matched the description of the one rented by Smith on the previous day.
    — Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
  • Life coach may be the best description for the no nonsense Roca.
    — Tony Paige, New York Daily News, 5 July 2024
  • That note also included a description of the process that was used to treat the skin so that it could be bound with the book.
    — Li Cohen, CBS News, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The woman is blind and could not provide a description.
    — Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 23 Jan. 2024
  • There were ships of every description, as far to the horizon as eyes could see.
    — The Oregonian, oregonlive, 27 Mar. 2023
  • Clip the stackable coupon in the product description to grab them for as little as $16.
    — Isabel Garcia, People.com, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The brand notes in the description that any type of liquid that would stain fabric will most likely stain this tile mat.
    — Lee Alisha Williams, Southern Living, 15 Mar. 2024
  • Plus, most of our top picks have a stackable coupon in the product description for even more savings.
    — Isabel Garcia, Peoplemag, 31 Aug. 2023
  • The statement could double as an oblique description of So’s own work.
    — Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 4 Dec. 2023
  • That meant adding pep talks to Johnson’s job description.
    — Hilton Dresden, The Hollywood Reporter, 10 Dec. 2023
  • Police had no description of the shooter, and the motive for the assault was unknown.
    — City News Service, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Dec. 2023
  • The series description hints that if lies don’t kill the remaining humans on earth, the truth will.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 27 July 2024
  • My description just above is rather vague about time and place -- and purposely so.
    — Christian Schneider, National Review, 11 May 2023
  • Fitzgerald's contract and job description, the school argued, also made clear that part of her job was to pass on the Catholic faith.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 5 June 2023

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