How to Use illustrate in a Sentence

illustrate

verb
Definition of illustratenext
Synonyms for illustratenext
  • The students will write and illustrate their own stories.
  • Please give a few examples to illustrate your point.
  • The results illustrate how important it is to wear your seatbelt.
  • He illustrated his lecture with stories of his own experiences in the field.
  • Chase walks us through it, with clips and outtakes and footage to illustrate his points.
    — Bill Goodykoontz, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2024
  • There is a marked difference in the first act, which illustrates just how young Lil Nas X still is.
    — Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 27 Jan. 2024
  • Hollywood spent a huge part of last year on strike to illustrate this very point.
    — Angela Watercutter, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2024
  • To illustrate the power of prompts, Miller turned to gift-giving.
    — Anna Oakes, Quartz, 10 May 2023
  • And so to see that dramatic turn, to me, illustrated two things.
    — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 11 May 2023
  • The show is based on the graphic novels of the same name written by Gerard Way and illustrated by Gabriel Bá.
    — Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Nov. 2023
  • Phone calls, text messages, emails and a photograph that illustrate the case against him.
    — Jonah E. Bromwich, New York Times, 19 May 2024
  • No stat better illustrates the sorry state of the program at that time.
    — Michael Lev, The Arizona Republic, 2 Sep. 2023
  • Each of the 32 cards is illustrated with an animal and comes with a matching squishy friend.
    — Dorian Smith-Garcia, Parents, 7 Feb. 2024
  • This game illustrated the impact Lindor has on the Mets.
    — Abbey Mastracco, New York Daily News, 25 July 2024
  • See five charts that illustrate the current state of the housing market.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Games like this illustrate how good Kansas can be at defense when the team is fully locked in and focused.
    — Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 23 Jan. 2024
  • Nothing illustrated that more than the times Booth was on the floor with 6-9 Anna Smrek.
    — Mark Stewart, Journal Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Boeing used the examples of Bel Air and Baldwin Hills to illustrate his point.
    — Staff Writer follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 Mar. 2023
  • To illustrate, the port noted in a statement that the project would cut emissions by the equivalent of removing 2,770 cars from the roads each year.
    — David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2023
  • Recent polls have illustrated the erosion in support for Biden from 2020 to this year.
    — Char Adams, NBC News, 24 July 2024
  • The images illustrate that the track-only Bolide is so much more than just a re-bodied Chiron.
    — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Sep. 2023
  • To him, every toy truck should come with a tire that slowly deflates to illustrate the concept of running out of time.
    — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2024
  • The story of the hunting dogs on this trip that pursued and fought the bear illustrated the determination and grit of the hunting hound.
    — Buckley T. Foster Special To The Democrat-Gazette, arkansasonline.com, 29 Sep. 2024
  • His new role illustrates just how big the CNN operations are.
    — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 June 2023
  • The release was delayed for hours due to a dispute over the delivery of more aid to the Gaza Strip that illustrated the fragility of a deal that was weeks in the making.
    — Sune Engel Rasmussen, WSJ, 26 Nov. 2023
  • Look The campaign, styled by Zadeh in Formentera, illustrates these values.
    — Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 16 July 2024
  • The book, illustrated by Abbey Bryant, follows a young girl named Desi who learns to overcome nighttime fears with the help of her mother.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, Peoplemag, 1 May 2024
  • The debate inside and outside the court walls illustrated the pervasive split in how Israelis view the high court.
    — Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 12 Sep. 2023
  • The videos, and the furious reaction from Trump supporters, illustrate two key facets of the US presidential campaign.
    — Jason Ma, Fortune, 4 Nov. 2024
  • Of course, it could be argued that the point of the original thought experiment wasn’t to be taken as a literal method of producing great works, but just an exercise in illustrating the concept of infinity.
    — Michael Irving, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2024

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