How to Use articulate in a Sentence

articulate

1 of 2 adjective

• He was very articulate about his feelings on the subject.
• The baby is beginning to form articulate words and phrases.
• She's an intelligent and articulate speaker.
• Again, this should be a given, but your work needs to be articulate and easy to read.
  — Timothy Carter, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2021
• But the film doesn’t fully articulate that idea — that this is a way to laugh instead of cry.
  — Katie Walsh, idahostatesman, 5 Apr. 2018
• Lots of leaders are articulate, polished, and know the right words to say.
  — Mark Murphy, Forbes, 30 June 2022
• The strings were as effervescent and articulate as can be, but the stars in No.
  — Zachary Lewis, cleveland.com, 14 May 2018
• The choral singing moved from crisp and articulate to lush and lyrical where required.
  — Jessica Rudman, courant.com, 9 June 2018
• The best kind of action figure is an articulate one that's life-like.
  — Mark Stock, Men's Health, 7 Sep. 2022
• But in front of the group, Olrun lights up, an articulate, healthy Native man.
  — Alaska Dispatch News, 12 Aug. 2017
• He’s not the smartest person at the party, or the most experienced, or the most articulate.
  — Chris Hayes, The New Yorker, 24 Sep. 2021
• In the years since the crime, Weier was described in court as articulate, mature and remorseful.
  — Christopher Kuhagen, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2021
• Burns said that Benedict’s legacy will remember him as an articulate teacher of the faith and as a pope who worked to unite the Church.
  — Dallas News, 5 Jan. 2023
• Cooked super-supple with herbal sapors and articulate spice that hit your tongue just right.
  — Matt Wake | [e-mail], al, 10 June 2022
• Is there an articulate person among the group who are upset with the way things are going that could step up to a microphone and speak for all the people?
  — Mike Brest, Washington Examiner, 4 June 2020
• This time around, the House Freedom Caucus rebels don’t even have an articulate set of demands, just primal rage.
  — Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 25 Sep. 2023
• This is a book full of articulate and good-looking people sitting poolside in Italy.
  — Martin Amis, Esquire, 20 May 2010
• He is said to be articulate, a deep thinker, the kind of kid who looks you in the eye and remains fully engaged during conversation.
  — Dan Bickley, USA TODAY, 22 June 2017
• Dana Perino, that was such an articulate and thoughtful analysis of the deep state.
  — Fox News, 19 Sep. 2018
• The result is a six-speaker sound system that produces a massive sound stage with strong, articulate bass and crystal-clear mids and highs.
  — Yoni Heisler, BGR, 20 Apr. 2021
• Clark has a unique voice in the P.I. genre, one that is articulate, daring and ultimately hopeful.
  — Washington Post, 27 May 2021
• The result is weird and articulate and angry; there’s some overwriting, and sometimes the thread is nearly lost.
  — New York Times, 2 Aug. 2021
• As a result I was forced to become more articulate and concise — not such bad attributes, but not so easy either.
  — William Grimes, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2016
• The attorney told him his mother moved slowly and couldn’t open a jar of food, but was coherent and articulate.
  — Clare Ansberry, WSJ, 23 Apr. 2018
• The tone of the show felt like being at a wake among particularly articulate and thoughtful friends.
  — Chad Finn, BostonGlobe.com, 28 Jan. 2020
• His presence around the game endures as one of baseball's most articulate voices.
  — Matt Martell, SI.com, 18 July 2019
• The intelligent and articulate Taylor held her own and then some.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 1 Oct. 2020
• Brown added that athletes who speak out need to be articulate, informed and mindful that their words have staying power.
  — Joe Reedy, Star Tribune, 31 Aug. 2020
• Leno asked about Koy’s 2-year-old son, and in the euphoria of the moment, Koy riffed on his baby boy‘s babbling, unlike his son’s more articulate playmate.
  — San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Aug. 2022
• And frankly, my voice became just authentic, imperfect, less articulate, etc.
  — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 June 2023

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articulate

2 of 2 verb

• He had some trouble articulating his thoughts.
• We disagree with the views articulated by the administration.
• The upside is the mayor’s race is wide open, and people can articulate their views in the city and the city can choose.
  — Heather Knight, San Francisco Chronicle, 27 Jan. 2018
• And to articulate a grayness that is more true to life.
  — Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
• Too Short was among the first to articulate this worldview on record.
  — Peter Rubin, Longreads, 10 Aug. 2023
• This is the gift of having a son who can freely articulate his feelings.
  — Kyndell Harkness, Star Tribune, 14 Aug. 2020
• So the primary task at hand is to think and articulate them.
  — Charlie Hope-D’anieri, The New Republic, 2 Nov. 2022
• Or can his presence over the longer term also help to bring out the essence and articulate the identity of the NSO?
  — Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2022
• Not that the others weren’t, but these were the ones that could really articulate it.
  — Kimberly Nordyke, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Sep. 2023
• There’s no one way to articulate just how miserable the Browns have been.
  — Andrew Beaton, WSJ, 26 Apr. 2018
• There's a lot of power in being able to articulate your steps.
  — Kara Warner, PEOPLE.com, 23 Mar. 2022
• It’s not easy to articulate the appeal of the genre without sounding like a ghoul.
  — Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Jan. 2023
• Your sprint teams should always have a mender that can articulate the needs and pain points of the business in real time.
  — Expert Panel®, Forbes, 29 June 2021
• And then there are the artists, who use their creativity to articulate the range of feelings at the very heart of the movement.
  — Ineye Komonibo, refinery29.com, 9 June 2020
• The book seems to articulate many of the anxieties that gripped the country after its release.
  — The Economist, 5 July 2018
• Smaller round arches articulate the bays of the third through fifth floors.
  — Sandy Deneau Dunham, The Seattle Times, 6 Sep. 2017
• Yet more than ever, the show needs to better articulate his motives and end game here.
  — Nick Statt, The Verge, 19 Mar. 2018
• As that firm now changes its approach to the public, that man hasn’t articulated why.
  — Robinson Meyer, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2018
• If a partner is better able to articulate their thoughts in writing, then an email can be a great first step.
  — Anne Roderique-Jones, SELF, 20 June 2019
• The threats posed to the bears by climate change are real and growing, but can be difficult to articulate.
  — Eva Holland, Smithsonian, 16 May 2018
• Two dozen students flense the whale today; in a year-and-a-half, another group will articulate her.
  — Peter Wayne Moe, Longreads, 25 Feb. 2022
• Maybe it’s been hard to articulate because we’ve been told that these parts of life are separate.
  — Nina St. Pierre, ELLE, 17 Feb. 2023
• Way too many of the challenges for black Americans that are articulated in this play are still in place.
  — Susie Schmank, Indianapolis Star, 30 Jan. 2018
• Ditrow says sound is crucial for good film, and due to nerves, people don’t think to project their voice or articulate their words clearly.
  — Vogue, 2 Nov. 2017
• They are led by those who most shrilly articulate the impulses of the mob.
  — John D. Hagen, National Review, 20 Aug. 2020
• And the government has failed to articulate a clear path forward.
  — New York Times, 3 Sep. 2021
• Some were letters to cis friends at a distance, trying to articulate my transness.
  — Jeanne Thornton, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
• The Israelis have yet to articulate a vision or strategy for what a post-Hamas Gaza would look like.
  — Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 20 Oct. 2023
• But Farron articulates one of the softer advantages of the raffle model, as compared to the auction model.
  — Andrew McKean, Outdoor Life, 13 Mar. 2024
• Valia proves to be as observant as her lead character, harnessing every element of the film to clearly articulate how her experience in the trenches is governed by others.
  — Stephen Saito, Variety, 16 Mar. 2024

Last Updated: 5 Sep 2024