put (something) into words

idiom

: to express (a thought or feeling) in words
She finds it hard to put her feelings into words. [=to say what her feelings are]
He felt as though all three of them had reached an understanding they didn't need to put into words; …J. K. Rowling

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To have that finally come true is hard to put into words. Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 20 June 2025 But Irpinia is just special in a way that’s almost hard to put into words. Tom Hyland, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025 Idles’s songs explicate the social and moral turmoil that youthful protesters can’t put into words, but the band’s energetic live performances and enthusiastic crowds make sense of what otherwise look like ideological whims. Armond White, National Review, 7 May 2025 But even Ride’s sister Bear, who also came out as a lesbian, struggles to understand why Ride couldn’t put into words what was so clear to everyone else. Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for put (something) into words

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“Put (something) into words.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/put%20%28something%29%20into%20words. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.

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