How to Use delineate in a Sentence

delineate

verb

• The report clearly delineates the steps that must be taken.
• The characters in the story were carefully delineated.
• Each wall of the gallery is his field; the sculptures delineate it.
  — Cate McQuaid, BostonGlobe.com, 2 Aug. 2023
• So that part of it was very easy for Stanley and me to delineate.
  — Joanne Chen, Forbes, 31 July 2022
• Voiceovers that more or less clearly delineate how the rest of the plot will proceed.
  — Paul Schrodt, Esquire, 13 Dec. 2011
• The canals that ring the center of the city, built as a defense system in the early 1800s, delineate the old city.
  — Washington Post, 31 Jan. 2020
• But is the length of an episode truly the best way to delineate between the two categories?
  — Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 23 July 2021
• But keep in mind that the All-Star process does not delineate centers from forwards.
  — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2023
• Most good satire, if that’s the word, is the result of an impulse not clearly delineated in the mind.
  — Judy Stone, San Francisco Chronicle, 3 Nov. 2017
• Dramatic half walls float above the stoves to delineate the space.
  — Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 3 Aug. 2023
• Define the seating area Place a rug under the seating area to delineate the space and add warmth.
  — Elle Decor Staff, ELLE Decor, 5 July 2012
• Twitter didn’t have to delineate between what was free speech and what was hate speech.
  — Nick Bilton, The Hive, 31 Mar. 2017
• The skin becomes swollen, hot, and red in one area that is clearly delineated from healthy skin.
  — Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Sep. 2023
• Is the point of Plant & Krauss to delineate those historical through lines?
  — Los Angeles Times, 17 Aug. 2022
• A few girls surveyed pushed back against the sexist statements and were able to clearly delineate what is and isn’t a joke.
  — Hayley Krischer, The Atlantic, 12 July 2017
• Nor did the settlements, which did not delineate any blame.
  — Eliott C. McLaughlin, CNN, 24 June 2022
• Between the dining room and den, a steel frame with glass panels kept the space open while still delineating it.
  — Lucia Tonelli, ELLE Decor, 26 July 2019
• Russia says maps delineating the zones should be ready by June 4.
  — Nataliya Vasilyeva, chicagotribune.com, 31 May 2017
• Whether it’s wisdom or not is to be delineated, is to be judged by others.
  — Erin Blakemore, Longreads, 19 June 2017
• Andy grabbed one of the boxes that hung from the ceiling to delineate the Financial section of the faux newsroom.
  — Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2020
• Conrad sought then to evoke rather than delineate, using something close to the language of prayer.
  — The New York Review of Books, 9 May 2019
• This will typically entail the adoption of a new rule in which all of the fees and fines are delineated.
  — By Roberto C. Blanch, miamiherald, 28 May 2017
• Well, so there are different ways to delineate the deep ocean.
  — Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 24 Aug. 2023
• Along the California coast, the public trust is delineated by the mean high tide line.
  — Rosanna Xia, Los Angeles Times, 25 May 2023
• While there’s no way to delineate how much of the success of Minions 2 is due to the GentleMinions meme.
  — Adario Strange, Quartz, 5 July 2022
• The seats will be arranged in groups of two or four with markings to delineate the available and unavailable seats.
  — Giana Han, al, 8 Feb. 2021
• The trouble was figuring out how to delineate it across such a vast distance.
  — Katie Ward Beim-Esche, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 June 2017
• The large island with seating that the Schechingers dreamed of now occupies prime real estate, helping delineate the kitchen from the rest of the main floor.
  — Kerri Westenberg, Star Tribune, 6 Nov. 2020
• The trouble for Davis was more about delineating between playtime and work time.
  — Julie Bennett, AL.com, 29 Dec. 2017
• And also the most confusing, bound to throw off anyone trying to delineate the two aloud.
  — Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2021

Last Updated: 9 May 2024